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UPDATE OCTOBER 19 2020 – As of this morning, solar installations are able to go ahead in Melbourne – learn more.
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VICTORIAN COVID RESTRICTIONS

Although solar installations cannot go ahead in metropolitan Melbourne under stage 4 restrictions (except on new builds or uninhabited homes), solar installers are still quoting, designing and getting customers ready for installation. Onsite visits for the purpose of designing and quoting are not allowed, but many installers are happy to jump on a video call. [Read more…]

Development approval for a proposed small utility-scale solar farm to be built near the town of Gulgong in New South Wales has been denied. [Read more…]

Strata apartment, townhouse and villa owners, committee members and tenants in NSW have been invited to have their say on barriers to installing sustainability infrastructure including solar panels and battery systems. [Read more…]

The Clean Energy Finance Corporation announced yesterday it is investing in a Sulphate of Potash (SOP) project in Western Australia harnessing the energy of the sun. [Read more…]

The first school has been confirmed for Western Australia’s McGowan Government’s Schools Virtual Power Plant pilot project. [Read more…]

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The Climate Council hasn’t minced words in its submission to the NSW Independent Planning Commission (IPC) on the Narrabri Gas Project. [Read more…]

The equivalent to around a quarter of the electricity requirements of Westminster School in Adelaide’s south-west is now being supplied by solar panels. [Read more…]

Winter hasn’t put a dampener on pursuing home solar power in Australia, and there was a significant jump in concurrent battery storage installation interest in July. [Read more…]

GEM Energy has been selected to deliver a $20 million solar power and Tesla battery storage project for the Townsville Catholic Education Office. [Read more…]

Victoria’s Wyndham City local government area is facing challenging times with COVID-19, but a bit of good news has been Council’s progress on solar power. [Read more…]