Posts By Michael Bloch On SolarQuotes

Sunny Days And New Horizons For SolarEdge

SolarEdge

SolarEdge has announced it achieved record revenues and profitability in the first quarter of this year and is expanding and diversifying its business. [Read more…]

Electricity Prices To Rise In Western Australia (Again)

Electricity prices in Western Australia

“Western Australians set for lower increases in household bills,” says the WA Government. It was a curious way of telling people electricity will soon cost them more. [Read more…]

Positive News From Budget For Small Commercial Solar Power

There was little in Budget 2018-19 directly related to renewables, but small businesses have been provided an extended incentive to go solar. [Read more…]

Mackay Regional Council Investing $2 Million In Solar Power

The $2 million Queensland’s Mackay Regional Council will plow into solar energy will save ratepayers nearly $17 million in electricity costs over the next two decades. [Read more…]

Solar PV Supported 3.37 Million Jobs Globally In 2017

Solar PV jobs - IRENA

Image: IRENA

The total number of people employed in the renewable energy industry globally passed the 10 million mark for the first time last year, with solar PV jobs leading the way. [Read more…]

Queensland Energy Legislation Overhaul Commences

Queensland energy legislation

A 10-yearly review of the laws that regulate energy in Queensland kicked off this week with an issues paper released – and submissions from all interested parties are invited. [Read more…]

Mandatory Home Solar Goes To The Vote In California

Compulsory solar in California

It’s widely expected a vote later this week on making solar power compulsory for new homes in California will pass muster. [Read more…]

Port Augusta Blows Off Steam Over Northern Power Station

Northern Power Station

Coal power may be gone from Port Augusta, but it’s certainly not forgotten. Some of that doesn’t involve misty-eyed memories and hasn’t been by choice. [Read more…]

Application Lodged For 1,500 MW Solar Farm In Queensland

1,500 megawatt solar farm - Queensland

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Queensland’s Somerset Regional Council has acknowledged it has received a development application for a 1,500 megawatt solar farm to be built east of Harlin. [Read more…]

Australian Solar Systems Interest Index – May 2018

auSSII solar report - April 2018

Interest from Australians in solar power systems during April continued to indicate bigger is better, and budget solar is trumped by quality. [Read more…]

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