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Fresh Regulator Warning On Non-Existent Solar Installations

Small scale technology certificate scam

Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator has again warned registered REC agents to ensure solar power systems that STCs are created for actually exist.

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Australian Solar Systems Interest Index – December 2018

auSSII report covering November 2018

While millions of solar power systems are now installed across Australia, there wasn’t any shortage of new interest in the electricity bill busting technology in November.

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How To Use Solcast To Check Your Solar Panels’ Performance

Solcast API

Note from Finn: This is a guest post by Dr Nick Engerer – Solcast is a super handy, free, quick and accurate way to check what your solar power system should have produced in the last 7 days.

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Noosa Council Slashing Emissions And Electricity Costs With Solar

Solar power in Noosa Shire

Queensland’s Noosa Council says it has installed 252 kilowatts of on-site solar power capacity across six of its facilities in the past five months.

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Thinning The Herd : Solar Panels Struck From CEC Approved List

Approved solar panels in Australia

In one fell swoop, thousands of solar panel models disappeared from the Clean Energy Council’s approved solar panels list a few days ago.

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Australian Rooftop Solar Power System Installations Top 2 Million

Solar power installation statistics - Australia

Latest estimates put the number of rooftop solar power systems installed across Australia at more than 2,001,130 – with approximately 20.3% of all Australian homes now boasting solar panels.

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Climate Action Protest Students Not Done Yet

Climate action school student protest

15,000 Australian students went on strike from school in each capital city and more than 20 regional centres across Australia recently. There’s more action to come, but this time outside of school hours.

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Queensland Solar And Battery Subsidy To Be Exhausted Soon

Queensland solar battery rebate

1,000 extra subsidy packages have been added to the Queensland Government’s solar and storage scheme – but it’s likely they won’t last long.

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City of Ryde Eyeing 60% Renewables By 2030

Ryde Council - solar power

In a meeting on Tuesday, Sydney’s City of Ryde gave the nod to investigating the potential of substantially amping up its use of renewable energy sources.

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Opal Aged Care’s Solar Power Rollout

Opal Aged Care solar rollout

Opal Aged Care is installing more than 10,600 solar panels at 54 of its properties across New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland as part of a broader energy efficiency program.

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