{"id":15543,"date":"2017-10-02T14:00:31","date_gmt":"2017-10-02T03:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=15543"},"modified":"2024-10-02T11:41:02","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T02:11:02","slug":"sa-renewable-energy-powerhouse-mb0233","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/sa-renewable-energy-powerhouse-mb0233\/","title":{"rendered":"South Australia As A Renewable Energy Powerhouse"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-15544\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/south-australia-renewables.jpg\" alt=\"South Australia Renewable Energy Powerhouse\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/south-australia-renewables.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/south-australia-renewables-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A community meeting exploring the path to a clean, secure and affordable energy future for South Australia is to be held tomorrow night (Tuesday, October 3).<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->The Greens&#8217; national energy spokesperson Adam Bandt and Senator Sarah Hanson-Young will be joined by SolarQuotes founder, Finn Peacock and Director of Asia Pacific for AES Energy Storage, Mark Leslie; who will be speaking at the event.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;South Australia is a powerhouse when it comes to embracing renewable technologies. It\u2019s time we transition beyond fossil fuels,&#8221;<span class=\"text_exposed_show\"> says Senator Hanson-Young. <\/span><span class=\"_4n-j _fbReactionComponent__eventDetailsContentTags fsl\" data-testid=\"event-permalink-details\">&#8220;<span class=\"text_exposed_show\">Without a phased retirement plan, it is harder to plan for new investment in clean energy and build the electricity grid that can support renewable energy into the future.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"text_exposed_show\">&#8220;<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p align=\"left\"><span class=\"text_exposed_show\">As well as the bigger energy picture, there will also be discussion of South Australia&#8217;s considerable pulling power for renewable energy related ventures.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text_exposed_show\">Finn Peacock&#8217;s talk is titled &#8220;How Banksy Helped 350,000 Australians Get Quotes For Solar&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span class=\"text_exposed_show\">&#8220;In my talk I will be revealing how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/\"> SolarQuotes<\/a> would never have started if it wasn&#8217;t for the involvement of guerrilla artist Banksy and a chance encounter in Glasgow in 2002.&#8221;<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>As well as outlining how SolarQuotes came to be, Finn will explain how and why the company ended up being based in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/installers\/adelaide\/\">Adelaide<\/a> &#8211; and why Adelaide seems to attract people who are building Australia&#8217;s renewable energy industry.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text_exposed_show\">Many of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/quote\/\">quote requests<\/a> SolarQuotes receives have also been from South Australians looking to slash their carbon footprint and\/or save on electricity bills.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text_exposed_show\">What it may lack in population compared to most states, South Australia makes up for in participation; with the state having the <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/vG9L5b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">second highest solar penetration rate<\/a> in the country. 32% of all detached\/semi-detached dwellings in South Australia have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/panels\/cost\/\">solar panels<\/a> installed.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"text_exposed_show\">Clean Energy Regulator data indicates South Australians have certainly been lifters rather than leaners in Australia&#8217;s small-scale solar revolution, with more than 213,000 small scale <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/solar101.html\">solar power systems<\/a> and 58,000+ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.solarhotwaterquotes.com.au\/start-here\/\">solar hot water systems<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/hot-water\/heat-pump\/\">heat pumps<\/a> installed throughout the state.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Event: Becoming a Renewable Energy Powerhouse<\/b><br \/>\nWhere: The Hawke Centre, University of South Australia, North Terrace, Adelaide<br \/>\nWhen:\u00a0 Tuesday, October 3, 6 PM &#8211; 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