New South Wales’ Lake Macquarie City Council is the latest local government to give solar powered rubbish bins a whirl. [Read more…]
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South Australia’s Kerta Solar Farm Energised
As large-scale solar power plants go, Kerta Solar Farm is a little ‘un – but it has a very interesting feature. [Read more…]
City Of Sydney’s Net Zero Energy Buildings Push
New applications for several types of commercial developments will need to demonstrate net-zero energy use from 2026 in the City of Sydney local government area. [Read more…]
Australian Solar Prices: August 2022 Update
Western Australia had the cheapest solar power systems in Australia during July 2022 – and by quite a margin. See what Australians were paying for systems last month in the latest SolarQuotes solar price report. [Read more…]
Origin Loop Virtual Power Plant: $2,000 Bait On A 5-Year Hook
Origin Energy’s ‘Origin Loop’ Virtual Power Plant (Loop VPP) pays you to let Origin discharge your battery into the grid, but you must have an Origin retail electricity plan to use it.
Even though there’s a big dollar incentive up front, I don’t think it’s a good deal overall. In this post, I’ll tell you why I’m not excited about the deal, and hopefully, that will help you decide for yourself whether to sign up. [Read more…]
Drought, Heatwaves Pressure Solar Panel And Polysilicon Prices
China’s solar manufacturing industry has experienced its share of challenges recently – and now drought and heatwave conditions in some parts of the country are taking their toll. [Read more…]
Solar For Strata Properties: 3 Easy Steps
Do you own a strata property and want solar power?
Then you’ve probably hit a giant roadblock: although you own the property, you probably don’t own the roof. And that’s a problem if you want to put panels on some of that roof.
Well, I have some good news for strata property owners. Installing solar on that shared roof could be easier than you think. [Read more…]
Canberra Battery Test Centre Final Report: Only 2 Of 26 Batteries Fault-Free
For eight years, the Canberra Battery Test Centre lived up to its name and tested batteries. From 2016, they put 26 home batteries through their paces. If I had to sum up the results in a single word, it would be: [Read more…]
Cameron Park Community Battery Operational
Distributed Network Service Provider (DNSP) Ausgrid has taken the wraps off its Cameron Park Community Battery at Lake Macquarie in NSW; its third community battery on the east coast and the first outside Sydney. [Read more…]
The Australian Leapton Solar Panel Saga
Australians visiting a local Leapton Solar branded web site might come away from the experience believing the company is no longer operating here. That’s not the case. [Read more…]
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