Posts By Michael Bloch On SolarQuotes

Angus, About The Yallourn Power Station Reliability Thing

Angus Taylor - Yallourn Power Station closure

Yallourn image: Marcus Wong

Federal Minister for Energy and Emissions Reduction Angus Taylor was quick to try and set folks on edge after the announcement Victoria’s Yallourn Power Station will be retired in mid-2028. [Read more…]

Regulator Expects Another Huge Year For Solar In Australia

Solar power in Australia

The Clean Energy Regulator’s latest Quarterly Carbon Market Report reaffirms what a successful year it was for renewable energy in Australia in 2020 – and more of the same is expected this year. [Read more…]

Australian Energy Businesses Fork Out Millions In Penalties

Australian energy business and AER penalties

The mid-year compliance and enforcement update from the Australian Energy Regulator reveals energy businesses paid $4.38 million in penalties between July and December last year. [Read more…]

SuniTAFE Scores Digital Farmhand

Digital Farmhand with solar panels

It’s not clear if the Victorian Government’s grant covered the purchase of the solar model, but SuniTAFE has acquired an Australian designed and produced agricultural robot called The Digital Farmhand. [Read more…]

Victorian EPA Coal Licence Review “Fail”

Coal power pollution in Victoria

Image: Stephen Edmonds, CC BY-SA 2.0

After spending more than 3 years reviewing operating conditions for coal power plants, Victoria’s  Environment Protection Authority (EPA) is finally done – and its decisions have been found lacking. [Read more…]

Shalom College Solar Farm Officially Opened

Shalom College Solar Farm

Solar installer GEM Energy has another big commercial solar and storage project in the spotlight; this one at a secondary school in Bundaberg, Queensland. [Read more…]

Victoria’s Solar For Business Program Rebate Details Announced

Victoria - Solar for Business Program

Image: Solar Victoria via Twitter

Eligible small businesses in Victoria will be able to apply for the state’s new Solar for Business Program rebate from May – and there will also soon be bonuses available for upgrading to energy efficient equipment. [Read more…]

Australian Solar Systems Interest Index – March 2021

auSSII solar report - March 2021

What were Australians wanting when considering buying a solar power system last month? Find out in the latest auSSII report. [Read more…]

Another Road Incident Involving Solar Panels

Loose solar panels

This is something you don’t want to see come flying towards you on the road to wherever. It’s another case of improperly secured solar panels – but a different scenario. [Read more…]

The STP And Going Solar In Australia In 2021

Small-scale Technology Percentage and solar in Australia

The Clean Energy Regulator has announced the Small-scale Technology Percentage (STP) for 2021 – here’s what that means for Australians considering going solar. [Read more…]

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