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Geelong Community Solar Energy Project Powering Ahead
The official launch of Geelong Sustainability’s innovative community solar energy investment project took place last week.
[Continue reading…]Don’t Add Batteries To A 3-Phase Home Before Reading This
If you buy the wrong battery system for your three-phase home your electricity bill will not go down nearly as much as you expect. And with the economic return of battery systems being pretty marginal in even the best case scenario, it is super important that your battery gives you the best returns possible.
[Continue reading…]Sungrow To Start Manufacturing Solar Inverters In India Soon
Chinese solar inverter manufacturer Sungrow has announced its first factory outside of China will be up and running in the second half of this year.
[Continue reading…]Echuca Regional Library Goes Solar
As part of Victoria’s Campaspe Shire Council’s green efforts, Echuca Regional Library now boasts 368 solar panels on its rooftop – and it will be saving a bunch of bucks on electricity to boot.
[Continue reading…]Product Recall – Shenzhen Sofarsolar Mass Energy Inverters
After being de-listed from the Clean Energy Council’s Approved Products List, certain Mass Energy solar inverters from Shenzhen Sofarsolar are now subject to a recall notice.
[Continue reading…]Woolworths Readying For Big Solar Unveil
We may soon get a look at Woolworths’ huge commercial solar power installation, said to be the largest in Australia.
[Continue reading…]Tesla Increases Cost Of Powerwall 2 To $9,600 — Not Including Installation

Sorry I’ve been slow in reporting this, but back in February Tesla raised the price of a Powerwall 2 in the United States by 400 Mickey Mouse dollars; an increase from US$5,500 to US$5,900. We’ve also copped it sweet here in Australia and the price has increased by $600 to $9,600 before installation. The only […]
[Continue reading…]CEC : National Battery Register Likely To Fail

The Clean Energy Council has warned a proposed national battery installation database will likely fail if the paperwork burden falls squarely on the shoulders of installers.
[Continue reading…]Solar Means Business In The USA (And Australia)
2017 was the third biggest year for on-site solar installations among the USA’s largest companies. The leading business last year was Target for the second year in a row, with 40MW of new capacity installed.
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