Solar Quotes Blog

Bigger Is Better — Installing Over 6 Kilowatts Of Solar Almost Always Pays

September 9, 2019 2019-09-09T11:17:18 by Ronald Brakels 41 Comments

If you asked me how much solar you should put on your roof I would say, “As much as you can without doing something stupid like borrowing from the mafia or doubling up on solar panels by stacking them on top of each other.” In other words, install as much as you can without making […]

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Climate Change And Energy In Western Australia – Issues Paper

September 9, 2019 2019-09-09T08:51:36 by Michael Bloch 2 Comments

Climate change and energy - Western Australia

WA’s McGowan Government is calling on Western Australians to have their say on climate change policy, including issues related to energy.

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Finn’s Top Tips For Buying Solar Power (And Batteries)

September 9, 2019 2019-09-09T06:36:00 by Michael Bloch 1 Comment

In these short videos (+ transcript), SolarQuotes founder Finn Peacock shares his top 4 tips for buying solar power in Australia, plus his top 4 tips for purchasing a home battery system.

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Bandt Tells Taylor To Do His Job And Extend The RET

September 6, 2019 2024-07-03T14:17:51 by Michael Bloch 1 Comment

Greens climate change spokesperson Adam Bandt MP has called on Energy and Emissions Reduction Minister Angus Taylor to “end the war on renewables” and extend Australia’s Renewable Energy Target.

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Victorian Solar Rebate September Allocation: Take 2

September 5, 2019 2019-09-05T10:10:23 by Michael Bloch Leave a Comment

A second attempt to release September’s initial allocation of Victorian rebates for solar power systems under the state’s Solar Homes Program will be made at 9AM today.

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Australian Solar Systems Interest Index – September 2019

September 5, 2019 2019-09-05T06:33:12 by Michael Bloch Leave a Comment

Discover what Australians were wanting in a solar power system (and battery storage) in our latest auSSII report, covering August 2019.

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Risen’s Jäger Solar Panels Available In Australia

September 4, 2019 2019-09-04T08:23:50 by Michael Bloch 3 Comments

Risen Energy has announced its Jäger 330W 120 half-cut cell mono PERC solar panels will be available in Australia this month.

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Megawatt-Scale Floating Solar Project For NZ

September 4, 2019 2019-11-06T07:04:22 by Michael Bloch Leave a Comment

A PV project in New Zealand won’t just be the nation’s largest solar power installation, but also its first floating solar farm.

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Tales From The Customer Frontline: How Rocco Was Burned By Feed-in Tariff/Hot Water Rules, And Won

September 3, 2019 2019-09-04T09:55:20 by Richard Chirgwin 15 Comments

Updated with comment from United Energy: A tale brought to our attention by reader Rocco is a handy reminder customers and retailers need to read the fine print of their solar feed-in-tariff contracts – and also brought to our attention how complex wholesaler and retailer rules can get.

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