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Cohuna Solar Farm Construction Commences

Cohuna Solar Farm - Enel Green Power Australia

Enel Green Power Australia announced last week it had started construction of Victoria’s 34 MW Cohuna Solar Farm.

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Solar Power Deal To Help Keep Water Bills Down In Victoria

Kiamal solar farm

Thirteen of Victoria’s water corporations have banded together to buy electricity from Kiamal Solar Farm in north-west Victoria, at a rate cheaper than would have been possible acting individually.

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Johns Hopkins University Inks Solar Power Supply Deal

Johns Hopkins University - solar energy

The USA’s Johns Hopkins University has announced it will meet roughly two-thirds of its overall electricity needs with solar power.

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Proposal For Solar Farm In NSW Coal Country Progressing

Wollar Solar Farm

A proposed solar farm for a site outside Mudgee in New South Wales will feature hundreds of thousands of solar panels, plus energy storage.

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Another Electricity Price Hike On The Cards For WA Households?

Electricity prices in Western Australia

In a situation that’s become all too common, households in Western Australia may again be paying more for electricity from July 1 this year.

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Tweed Shire Adds Aquatic Centre Installation To Solar Energy Portfolio

Tweed Shire Council - solar power

New South Wales’ Tweed Shire Council switched on its new 165kW solar panel installation at the Tweed Regional Aquatic Centre (TRAC) in Murwillumbah last week.

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Another Major Milestone For Australia’s SolarQuotes

Solar Quotes milestone

The quote counter for Australia’s go-to site for all things solar power, SolarQuotes, quietly ticked over to 400,000 early this week – the number representing equivalent to one in 25 Australian homes.

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Busways Goes Solar At Penrith

Busways solar power system

New South Wales bus operator Busways has unveiled a shiny new solar power system at its Penrith depot.

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Pmax And NOCT: How Solar Panels Perform In The Heat

heatwave

It’s an unfortunate fact the hotter it gets the worse solar panels perform.  As fossil fuel generators can suffer even greater efficiency loss due to heat, this is nothing to get all steamed up about.  But it’s still not a good thing. 

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Hanwha Energy Seeking Australian Electricity Retailer Status

Hanwha Energy Retail Australia - Electricity Retailer Authorisation

The Australian Energy Regulator (AER) announced yesterday it has accepted an electricity retailer authorisation application from Hanwha Energy Retail Australia (Hanwha ERA).

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