Residential electricity consumption jumped 10 per cent and bills increased by 7 per cent in 2020; but the ACCC is expecting to see lower household electricity bills in the NEM this year. [Read more…]
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NT Tweaking Home And Business Battery Scheme
The Northern Territory Government says upcoming changes to its Home and Business Battery Scheme (HBBS) will improve the initiative’s equity, efficiency and effectiveness. [Read more…]
SolarQuotes TV Ep. 4 – Why Bigger Solar Power Systems Are Better
In another jam-packed episode of SQ TV, discover why the 6.6kW system is dead and why you should be filling your roof with solar panels. [Read more…]
Darwin International Airport Powers Ahead With Solar Energy
Building on its already impressive amount of PV capacity, more solar panels will soon appear on rooftops at the 311-hectare Darwin International Airport (DIA) site. [Read more…]
Solar Power In Tasmania: How To Triumph Despite Higher Prices & Lower Output
A solar power system in Tasmania. Pic: Scott Logie
If you are lucky enough to live in Tasmania, I have some bad news:
Using solar panels to get low bills is more challenging than on the mainland.
But I also bring good news: [Read more…]
AEMC Introducing New Solar Inverter Standards
Where South Australia has already gone with some solar inverter standards, most other states will follow by the end of this year. [Read more…]
Scrap Your Old Solar System & High Feed-in Tariff For A Bigger & Better Return
If you have a small, old system, replacing it with a bigger, more efficient modern system is worth serious consideration. Even if it means losing that premium feed-in-tariff you’ve enjoyed for all these years.
Do you have a faithful, old, 1.5 kilowatt solar system installed?
Has it sat on your roof churning photons into electrical energy for 10 years or more?
Has it earned you a heap of money because it gets an old, premium feed-in tariff far higher than anything available now? [Read more…]
Renewables Need More Long Distance Transmission. Low Interest Rates Can Make That Happen.
Long-distance transmission sends electrical energy from where it’s generated to where it’s used. If we had more of it, electricity prices would be lower, and the integration of solar and wind farms would be easier. Thanks to record low-interest rates, more of it is exactly what we’re going to get. [Read more…]
Australia-ASEAN Power Link A Step Closer
The Northern Territory Government and Sun Cable yesterday inked an agreement bringing the world’s largest solar farm and battery storage facility closer to reality. [Read more…]
Parents Pushing For Solar And Batteries Across All Australian Schools
Australian Parents for Climate Action (AP4CA) wants to see Federal funding for solar panels and batteries for every school and early childhood centre in Australia. [Read more…]
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