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Melbourne Water’s Winneke Solar Farm Opened

Winneke Water Treatment Plant solar farm

Melbourne Water is another step closer to its net-zero emissions goal with the completion of a solar farm at Winneke Treatment Plant in Melbourne’s north-east.

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Regional Queensland Solar Owners Rejoice

Regional Queensland solar feed-in tariff

There was some good news for solar owners in regional Queensland last week – another proposed big boost to the feed-in tariff rate. But don’t get too excited just yet.

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Looming Power Price Rises Spark Solar Rush

Solar power rush

It didn’t take long for news of further electricity bill increases to motivate Australians to get cracking on having solar panels installed.

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Home EV Charging For Tightarses (Like Me)

Tips for charging an EV from a standard power outlet.

Tricks and traps when charging from a standard powerpoint.  Spent all your spare cash on an electric car and don’t want to incur the expense of a hard-wired home EV charger? Then this is the post for you. For five years, my two EVs have only ever been plugged into a powerpoint.

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Another Huge Solar + Storage Project For Toowoomba Region

Punch’s Creek Renewable Energy Project

A development application for solar farm boasting more than 1.7 million solar panels and a big battery was lodged with Queensland’s Toowoomba Regional Council last week.

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Draft Electricity Price Decisions Bring Grim News

Electricity price increases: Australia

Power bills look set to jump yet again for millions of Australian households and small businesses already reeling from the ongoing cost-of-living battle.

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2023 Fully Charged Sydney Review: EV Nerds & Newbies Unite!

Fully Charge Live Sydney review

I just spent all weekend in Sydney at Fully Charged Live; an electric vehicle show. That means electric cars, motorbikes, bikes, scooters, vans, buses, conversions and race cars. Was it any good? What did I learn? Should you go next year? Read on to find out!

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Victorian Power Saving Bonus Double-Dip Nears

Power saving bonus Victoria

Victorian households who haven’t yet taken advantage of the state’s Power Saving Bonus should get in now – and then get ready to grab it again very soon.

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2023 Synergy Schools Solar Challenge Racing Kicks Off

Synergy Schools Solar Challenge

Hundreds of students across Western Australia are participating in the 2023 Synergy Schools Solar Challenge – learning important skills while having a bit of fun with tiny solar-electric cars.

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JinkoSolar’s Stunning Solar Panel Shipment Tally

Jinko Solar panel shipments

Chinese PV panel manufacturing giant Jinko Solar’s shipment numbers for 2022 are in. They are staggering, and 2023’s are likely to be even higher.

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