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Want A Battery? Then Don’t Claim The $2,250 Victorian Solar Rebate

May 9, 2019 2024-12-10T08:13:09 by 20 Comments
Victorian solar panel rebate vs. battery rebate

Update 17 May 2019: Solar Victoria have provided us with two clarifications The VIC battery rebate is capped at 1,000 per year for 10 years. So there is a chance you won’t get it even if eligible. Bear that in mind if you decide not to claim the VIC panel rebate. You can pay a […]

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ABB Unveils “CO2 Neutral” Factory

May 9, 2019 2019-05-09T07:55:18 by Leave a Comment
ABB carbon neutral factory - solar panels

Solar inverter manufacturer ABB (and producer of many other things) has officially unveiled a new factory in Lüdenscheid, Germany featuring solar power and battery storage.

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Mayors Demand Real Climate Action, More Support For Renewables

May 9, 2019 2024-07-02T14:55:34 by Leave a Comment
Mayor climate change action demands

15 Mayors from councils across Australia have urged the Federal Government (whoever it is next) to make tackling climate change a top priority.

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Random Solar System Inspections Are Effective And Low Cost

May 8, 2019 2019-05-08T13:00:17 by 10 Comments

On Monday John Inglis from Positronic1 Solar had a guest post published on our blog where he called for 100% of new rooftop solar installations to be inspected by the state or territory’s electrical regulator. 

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Victoria’s Solar Homes Package Rebate Update

May 8, 2019 2019-05-08T08:03:20 by 1 Comment
Solar power rebates in Victoria

Here’s the latest on Victoria’s hugely popular solar power rebate currently in hiatus, a situation that has frustrated PV buyers and solar retailers/installers alike – with potentially serious consequences for some of the latter group.

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Nambucca Shire Council Installs EV Chargers, Solar To Come

May 8, 2019 2024-05-15T13:44:00 by Leave a Comment
Nambucca EV charging and solar power

Nambucca Shire Council has installed EV charging stations for public use in the towns of Nambucca and Macksville, and there could be a bunch of solar power on the way.

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Britain’s First 100+ Hours Of Coal-Free Electricity Use

May 7, 2019 2019-05-07T08:00:30 by 1 Comment
Coal power in Britain

Another record has tumbled – for the first time, Britain has recorded more than 100 hours without the use of coal power for electricity supply.

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SolarQuotes Vodcast Episode 14 – Stupid Solar Rules

May 7, 2019 2019-05-07T06:31:19 by Leave a Comment
SolarQuotes vodcast episode 14

Finn and Ronald discuss highlights from the SolarQuotes blog from the previous week, plus a few other news items for good measure.

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Smart Energy Council Says Dumb Things About Batteries

May 6, 2019 2024-01-25T11:33:00 by 29 Comments

On Thursday the 1st of May the Smart Energy Council put out a press release1that strongly implied home batteries can pay for themselves.  Unfortunately, at this time, they don’t with the possible exception of South Australia with their hefty subsidy of up to $6,000.  Anyone who says they do without a large subsidy is either […]

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How To End Dodgy Solar For Good? 100% Inspections By State Electrical Bodies

May 6, 2019 2019-05-06T13:44:18 by 8 Comments

This is a guest post by John Inglis, owner of Positronic Solar. John is a veteran of the solar industry. Rumour has it that his involvement predates the invention of the sun dial. Take it away John…

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