Solar Power
The announcement last month from R&D company Silex Systems that construction on Australia’s largest solar power station at Mildura, VIC, has begun gladdens the heart. And the hip pocket nerve. After all Victorian and federal taxpayers are helping to fund this venture to the tune of around $120 million.
Construction on Mildura solar system begins but what can taxpayers expect?
January 14, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Will your solar power system protect you from power cuts?
January 5, 2012 by Leave a Comment
photo credit: Glen Bowman
I get asked this question a lot.
Unfortunately the short answer is: No – A standard grid connect solar system will not protect you from blackouts.
Kind of counter intuitive isn’t it? You go to the trouble and expense of your own little solar power station, and then you have no power if the electricity grid goes down. [Read more...]
