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Australian Solar Systems Interest Index: July 2021

Australian Solar Systems Interest Index: June 2021

While winter may have kicked off last month, that didn’t stop thousands of Australians getting busy on buying an electricity-bill busting solar power system. [Read more…]

Australia’s ClearVue Snags Another Solar Window Order

ClearVue solar windows

Would you like windows on your home that generate electricity? A new order for ClearVue solar glass provides an indicator of what the technology costs. [Read more…]

Texans Get Screwed Over By Electricity Retailers In Heatwave

Texas heatwave and electricity retailers

Texas provides a great example of how not to treat electricity consumers during a heatwave.

Last week Texas suffered through a stinking hot heatwave.

And just like the polar vortex five months ago, we saw an excellent example of villainous electricity retailer behaviour we must never allow in Australia. [Read more…]

ACCC National Electricity Market Report Released

ACCC electricity market report

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…]

Ley Issues Deadline For Dealing With Solar Panel Waste

Solar panel waste deadline

Federal Minister for the Environment Sussan Ley has again cranked up pressure on the solar industry to properly address solar panel waste created in Australia. [Read more…]

SA Electric Vehicle Tax Bill Looms

South Australia electric car tax

Victoria and New South Wales have played their cards on “road user charges” for electric vehicles – and South Australia will soon do the same. [Read more…]

Solar Panels Installed At Port Macquarie Airport

Port Macquarie Airport solar panels

NSW’s Port Macquarie-Hastings Council is another small step toward its renewable energy goals after the installation of a solar array at Port Macquarie Airport. [Read more…]

Clarence Valley Council Considering Solar Farm Near Grafton

Proposed solar farm for Grafton

A preliminary investigation has been undertaken for New South Wales’ Clarence Valley Council for a solar farm at the Grafton Regional Landfill & Resource Recovery Facility. [Read more…]

Kurri Kurri Gas Power Plant Proposal Cops It In Submissions

Kurri Kurri Gas Plant - Hunter Power Project

It appears many Australians are unhappy about the Federal Government’s proposed Kurri Kurri gas-fired power plant, aka the Hunter Power Project. [Read more…]

Australian School Spins Up Flywheel Energy Storage System

Flywheel energy storage

Mechanical battery storage solutions provider Key Energy recently installed a flywheel energy storage system for a school in New South Wales. [Read more…]

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