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Record Breaking 63% Of Electricity Demand Met By Rooftop Solar In South Australia

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South Australia’s Rooftop Solar Now Meets Over 60% Of Electricity Demand At Times

On Sunday, rooftop solar provided 60% of all South Australian electricity demand in the middle of the day.  This makes SA the most solar powered state by far and puts it well past the point where we were told solar power would destroy the grid, cause your lamb roast to cost $100, and make your cows spin backwards.  It’s a big increase from last year when the highest figure I heard was 48%.  Sunday’s percentage was so high it was off the chart.  [Read more…]

Intech Energy Container Arrives At Port Of Townsville

Intech Energy Container

An Intech Clean Energy containerised hybrid solar + storage solution arrived in Australia yesterday, which will make its way to a property in north-west Queensland’s McKinlay Shire. [Read more…]

Salt Water Solar Power For Singapore

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Singapore’s Sunseap Group has announced it will be developing an “offshore” floating solar farm in Johore Strait. [Read more…]

Victoria’s Karadoc Solar Farm Commences Electricity Exports

Karadoc Solar Farm

Renewables developer BayWa r.e. announced yesterday that Victoria’s largest solar farm to date has started exporting energy into the national grid – and soon it will be helping to power beer production. [Read more…]

NSW Coal Exports Facing Terminal Decline – And Soon : IEEFA

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New South Wales coal export volumes have peaked and are now facing a terminal long-term decline, says a new report from the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis – but the NSW Minerals Council disagrees. [Read more…]

Tweed Shire Council Beefing Up Solar Power Capacity

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New South Wales’ Tweed Shire Council will have more than doubled its solar energy capacity by the end of this year  – and there’s more to come. [Read more…]

QCA Releases Solar Feed-in Tariff Report 2017/18

The Queensland Competition Authority seems pleased with the progress of feed-in tariffs in SE QLD during the last financial year, but warns solar owners to shop around. [Read more…]

NSW Launches Solar For Low Income Households Program

Here’s one that flew under the radar – eligible low income households in selected regions of New South Wales will be given the opportunity to swap their Low Income Household Rebate for a solar power system. [Read more…]

SonnenFlat Review: Is It A Good Deal?

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SonnenFlat — good if you already have a Sonnen battery but maybe not good enough to buy a Sonnen battery.

Update Feb 2, 2025: Sonnen Flat ended June 2024 and so is no longer available.

I think the German home energy storage company, Sonnen, must be having an exciting time in Australia at the moment: [Read more…]

South Australia Loses Renewable Energy Leader Status

Renewable energy scorecard

South Australia is no longer the nation’s outright leader for renewable energy according to a report released yesterday by the Climate Council. [Read more…]

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