Posts By Michael Bloch On SolarQuotes

Solar Energy Pushes Muja Power Station Coal Units Into Retirement

Muja Power Station

Muja Power Station Circa 2001 – Image: Nachoman-au, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Western Australia’s McGowan Government has announced another two coal-fired electricity generation units at Synergy’s Muja Power Station will be retired from October 2022. [Read more…]

SolarQuotes Vodcast Episode 24 – A Chilly Reception

Discover why Finn won’t turn on heating in SolarQuotes’ office. The pair also chat about SwitchDin’s little box of tricks, Tesla Megapack, Enphase and more. [Read more…]

Indigo Council Declares Climate Emergency, Aims For 100% Renewables

Indigo Shire Council

Victoria’s Indigo Shire Council voted to declare a climate emergency last week and join dozens of councils looking to slash emissions and energy costs with a renewables PPA. [Read more…]

Australian Solar Systems Interest Index – August 2019

auSSII solar report - August 2019

The latest auSSII report provides a statistics snapshot of what Australian solar buyers were wanting in a solar power system during July 2019. [Read more…]

Gone In 90 Minutes: Victoria’s Solar Rebate

Victorian solar rebate

July’s allocation of Victoria’s solar power rebate went fast, but it had nothing on the speed August’s quota flew out the door – again leaving many disappointed and the state’s home solar sector deeper in crisis. [Read more…]

Enphase Going Gangbusters

Enphase microinverters

Enphase has released its financial results for the second quarter of 2019 – and the market was very pleased with what it saw. [Read more…]

City Of Darwin Declares Climate Emergency, Brisbane City Council Doesn’t

Climate emergency declaration

Image: Tama66

Darwin’s Mayor has declared a climate emergency, while Brisbane City Council’s failure to do so has landed it in hot water with Keep Queensland Beautiful. [Read more…]

Tesla Megapack Unveiled

Tesla Megapack - Utility Scale Energy Storage

The interwebs were abuzz yesterday with news Tesla Powerpack now has a (much bigger) brother – the Megapack. [Read more…]

Horizon Power Selects SwitchDin For Onslow Microgrid Tech

Horizon Power and SwitchDin - Western Australia

Western Australia’s Horizon Power has tapped SwitchDin to provide special controllers to accommodate high levels of small-scale solar and batteries in the Onslow region. [Read more…]

Solar Panels Powering Penguin Parade Visitor Centre

Solar energy - Phillip Island Visitor Center

Image: Phillip Island Nature Parks

A new $58.2 million visitor centre on Victoria’s Phillip Island featuring a large-scale solar panel installation was officially opened last week by Premier Daniel Andrews and Minister for Environment, Energy and Climate Change Lily D’Ambrosio. [Read more…]

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