Posts By Michael Bloch On SolarQuotes

Solar powered Fourex beer – a lot of shading on those panels – perhaps it was early morning/late afternoon.

There will be a bit of sunshine in every Fourex beer thanks to a rooftop solar power system installed at the Castlemaine Perkins brewery in the Brisbane suburb of Milton. [Read more…]

Finn and Ronald discuss the latest solar panel torture testing results, the Victorian solar rebate (subsidy), rooftop isolators, a forecast based on very dodgy figures and more.

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Mayor Clover Moore – City of Sydney | Image: Hpeterswald, CC BY-SA 4.0

At the City of Sydney Council meeting this evening councillors will be voting on declaring a climate emergency and putting more pressure on the Federal Government to act on climate change. [Read more…]

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The NSW Government has flagged its interest-free solar-battery loans program – Empowering Homes – could commence towards the end of this year. [Read more…]

The Committee of Management of Winton Wetlands in Victoria is calling for expressions of interest from companies to build and operate a proposed large-scale solar farm on part of the site. [Read more…]

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Western Australia’s government has announced more households and businesses in regional WA will have the opportunity to install rooftop solar panels. [Read more…]

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The Clean Energy Council’s Grid-Connected Solar PV Systems: Install and Supervise Guidelines for Accredited Installers – Version 13 come into play from the beginning of July. [Read more…]

Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator is requesting feedback on its proposed changes to solar postcode zones, which will impact the amount of solar rebate available in some locations. [Read more…]

The Victorian Government is warming up its Solar Homes Package engine – and households in Victoria wanting to take advantage of the generous rebate (now a subsidy) should do too. [Read more…]

Loy Yang A | Image: Marcus Wong, CC BY-SA 3.0,

Coal power in Victoria accounts for approximately 13% of the National Electricity Market’s gas and coal capacity, but 32% of its gas and coal breakdowns says The Australia Institute (TAI). [Read more…]