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Solar Power Shines In Wonthaggi

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Solar energy was in the spotlight in the Victorian town of Wonthaggi on Friday, with the unveiling of a PV system at its Civic Centre and a solar + storage installation at an old coal mine.

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Australian Solar Systems Interest Index – May 2019

auSSII solar report - May 2019

In this month’s Australian Solar Systems Interest Index (auSSII) report, we’ve added some interesting new statistics relating to solar power system monitoring.

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Large 72 Cell Solar Panels Can Go On Home Roofs But Beware Of Shoddy Installers

72 cell vs 60 cell panel

This article is about big solar panels.  Bigger than the standard sized 60 cell panels commonly installed on residential roofs.  Those are only around 1m by 1.65m.  I’m talking about larger ones with 72 cells that are about 1m by 2m.  These larger panels are mostly used for commercial installations and solar farms, but they […]

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New Queensland Rule To Heavily Impact State’s Commercial Solar Sector

Queensland commercial solar

Queensland Government rules set to come into force in less than two weeks will hit the state’s commercial solar energy sector hard says the Clean Energy Council.

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Labor’s Proposed Renewable Energy Zone For SA Announced

Renewable Energy Zone - REZ - South Australia

A “Renewable Energy Zone” (REZ) will be established in South Australia under a Shorten Labor Government – and its location was revealed yesterday.

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Longi And JinkoSolar Beefing Up Production Capacity

Longi and JinkoSolar

Two of China’s solar manufacturing heavyweights are expanding production capacity to address growing demand for their products.

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More Solar Power For Woolworths And Costco

Solar energy - Woolworths and Costco

Supermarket giant Woolworths and membership warehouse club Costco are continuing to build on their solar energy capacity in Australia.

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IPART Lifts Benchmark Range For NSW Solar Feed-In Tariff

NSW feed in tariff

New South Wales’ Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) has released guidance on solar feed in tariff rates for 2019/20.

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$1 Billion School Solar + Battery Storage Program Under Labor

Bill Shorten - Labor - Solar Schools

Various media outlets are reporting Labor will make a major announcement today regarding a solar + storage rollout at schools across the country should it win the upcoming election.

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Why Solar Analytics Is Better Than The Fronius Smart Meter

UPDATE: Solar Analytics now integrates with the Fronius Smart Meter. That means you don’t have to decide between Solar Analytics and Fronius Smart Meter anymore. You can buy a Fronius inverter with Fronius Smart Meter and then Solar Analytics can talk directly with the Fronius Smart Meter. No need to buy the Solar Analytics Hardware. […]

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