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Australian Solar Systems Interest Index – May 2018

auSSII solar report - April 2018

Interest from Australians in solar power systems during April continued to indicate bigger is better, and budget solar is trumped by quality.

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SA’s Peterborough Solar Farm Completed

Solar farms in Australia

What will be South Australia’s largest operating solar farm (for a short time) has been completed and is to be officially opened in a few weeks.

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Huawei Inverter Review: There’s No Spying Going On Here!

Huawei solar inverter

Huawei is a giant Chinese company and the world’s largest producer of solar inverters going by gigawatts of capacity. 

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Clean Energy Regulator STC Compliance Activity Update

STC compliance - Solar

Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator says it has recently undertaken compliance activities relating to the creation of small-scale technology certificates (STCs) associated with solar systems in Queensland and New South Wales – and it’s not done yet.

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A Busy First Quarter For Enphase Energy

Enphase Energy microinverters

US-headquartered microinverter manufacturer Enphase says it remains on track towards its new operating model.

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Asking Origin How Long It Takes Them To Change An Electricity Meter: An 11 Step Process

Electricity meters are low cost, reliable devices that measure how much grid your home uses.  Traditional meters need someone to come around and read them, but all new meter installations now have to be smart meters that transmit information wirelessly, making your human meter reader redundant.

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All Systems Go For Queensland’s Haughton Solar Farm Construction

Haughton solar farm

RCR Tomlinson Ltd announced on Monday it has received a notice to go ahead with its contract for the 100MWac Haughton Solar Farm, being developed by Pacific Hydro.

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Call For Solar Panels On 1 Million Australian Rental Homes

Solar energy petition

Solar Citizens is asking Australians to sign its Clean Energy For All petition, which calls on all political parties to assist millions of Australians currently unable to access the benefits of solar energy.

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More Major Australian Shopping Centres To Go Solar

Australian shopping centres - solar energy

Vicinity Centres yesterday announced it will be investing $28 million in solar power system installations at five of its shopping centres across South Australia and Western Australia, with work to begin next month.

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Interest-Free Solar Loans In Tasmania Extended

Interest free solar loans in Tasmanaia

Tasmania’s Minister For Energy announced yesterday the Tasmanian Energy Efficiency Loan Scheme (TEELS) program, which offers interest-free finance to households and small businesses, will be extended for another year.

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