{"id":2754,"date":"2013-08-05T19:23:25","date_gmt":"2013-08-05T08:53:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=2754"},"modified":"2017-10-25T10:13:05","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T23:43:05","slug":"solar-farms-re-election-chance-sees-government-invest-in-very-very-large-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-farms-re-election-chance-sees-government-invest-in-very-very-large-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Solar Farms: Re-election chance sees government invest in \u2018very, very large\u2019 projects"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"solar<\/a>

Clearing the land for a solar farm!<\/p><\/div>\n

Never underestimate the power of an election to get our pollies moving on environmental issues folks. Thanks to opinion polls showing the Ruddslide bringing both major parties neck-and-neck<\/a> in the latest \u201cMost Important Election Since the War\u201d even solar farm policy is on the move. Or so it seems.<\/p>\n

Perhaps some bright solar spark in the government re-election team has pointed out that being seen to do something on such an important issue as renewable energy may swing the election? Kicking in some moolah for solar farms in marginal seats might be a wise electoral investment?<\/p>\n

I speak here of the announcement this week of the news that AGL\u2019s two major solar farms are set to proceed. The photogenic Mark \u201cThe Man\u201d Butler (the newly-installed Ruddite Minister for the Environment) has reached deep into the government\u2019s (read our) pockets to the tune of $166 million. This from the feds Australian Renewable Energy Agency<\/a> (with the NSW government kicking in some $40 million).<\/p>\n

The combined projects (one a 102-megawatt capacity solar farm at Nyngan, near Dubbo, the other a 53 megawatt plant near Broken Hill) were described as<\/p>\n

\u201c…very very large\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

by The Man who appears to have grasped his portfolio\u2019s language very well.<\/p>\n

Later, a more specific description said the plants would equal a size four times the area of Sydney\u2019s CBD (which would put it in Alan Jones\u2019 ego size territory) which is indeed, \u201cvery, very large\u201d.<\/p>\n

NSW Energy Minister Chris \u201cThe Hatchet\u201d Hartcher was a little more erudite.<\/p>\n

“When you think about it, it’s brought the state government together, the federal government together, the universities and the private sector through AGL <\/a>and First Solar, so it’s really all of Australia coming together for what is a common Australian objective,” he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Fantastic then. Isn\u2019t that what we fork out for? (solar reader\u2019s voice). Yes it is. However as our regular Facebook Page contributor Mark Bailey pointed out, it would\u2019ve been happier had our dollars gone towards local companies getting a larger piece of the pie. We at SQHQ agree. Couldn’t local solar operators be encouraged by all this sudden dosh flying about? We’d like your opinion on this.<\/p>\n

Just a reminder you can discuss this (and all things relating to AGL\u2019s solar farms) with Finn at the Capri Theatre, Goodwood, Adelaide. The show Chasing Ice<\/a> is a charity fundraiser and you can obtain tickets here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Never underestimate the power of an election to get our pollies moving on environmental issues folks. Thanks to opinion polls showing the Ruddslide bringing both major parties neck-and-neck in the latest \u201cMost Important Election Since the War\u201d even solar farm policy is on the move. Or so it seems.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[346,12,349],"class_list":["post-2754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-utility-scale-solar","tag-commercial-solar","tag-governement-grants","tag-solar-farms","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nSolar Farms: Re-election chance sees government invest in \u2018very, very large\u2019 projects - SolarQuotes Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Never underestimate an election to get our pollies moving. With opinion polls showing both parties tied, even solar farms policy is on the move.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-farms-re-election-chance-sees-government-invest-in-very-very-large-projects\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Solar Farms: Re-election chance sees government invest in \u2018very, very large\u2019 projects\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Never underestimate an election to get our pollies moving. With opinion polls showing both parties tied, even solar farms policy is on the move.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-farms-re-election-chance-sees-government-invest-in-very-very-large-projects\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SolarQuotes Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SolarQuotes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-08-05T08:53:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2017-10-24T23:43:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/solar-farming.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Staff Writer\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@solar_quotes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@solar_quotes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/solar-farms-re-election-chance-sees-government-invest-in-very-very-large-projects\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/solar-farms-re-election-chance-sees-government-invest-in-very-very-large-projects\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Staff Writer\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cdfada92425341cb1b48bf0bcfa1feb7\"},\"headline\":\"Solar Farms: Re-election chance sees government invest in \u2018very, very large\u2019 projects\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-08-05T08:53:25+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-10-24T23:43:05+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/solar-farms-re-election-chance-sees-government-invest-in-very-very-large-projects\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":432,\"commentCount\":3,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/solar-farms-re-election-chance-sees-government-invest-in-very-very-large-projects\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2013\\\/08\\\/solar-farming.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"commercial solar\",\"Government Grants\",\"solar farms\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Big Solar\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/solar-farms-re-election-chance-sees-government-invest-in-very-very-large-projects\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/solar-farms-re-election-chance-sees-government-invest-in-very-very-large-projects\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/solar-farms-re-election-chance-sees-government-invest-in-very-very-large-projects\\\/\",\"name\":\"Solar Farms: Re-election chance sees government invest in \u2018very, very large\u2019 projects - SolarQuotes Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/solar-farms-re-election-chance-sees-government-invest-in-very-very-large-projects\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/solar-farms-re-election-chance-sees-government-invest-in-very-very-large-projects\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2013\\\/08\\\/solar-farming.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-08-05T08:53:25+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-10-24T23:43:05+00:00\",\"description\":\"Never underestimate an election to get our pollies moving. With opinion polls showing both parties tied, even solar farms policy is on the move.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/solar-farms-re-election-chance-sees-government-invest-in-very-very-large-projects\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/solar-farms-re-election-chance-sees-government-invest-in-very-very-large-projects\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/solar-farms-re-election-chance-sees-government-invest-in-very-very-large-projects\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2013\\\/08\\\/solar-farming.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2013\\\/08\\\/solar-farming.jpg\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/solar-farms-re-election-chance-sees-government-invest-in-very-very-large-projects\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Blog\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Big Solar\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/category\\\/utility-scale-solar\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Solar Farms: Re-election chance sees government invest in \u2018very, very large\u2019 projects\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"SolarQuotes Blog\",\"description\":\"An independent reckoning of the Aussie solar scene\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"SolarQuotes\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/solarquotes-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/05\\\/solarquotes-logo.png\",\"width\":592,\"height\":600,\"caption\":\"SolarQuotes\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/SolarQuotes\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/solar_quotes\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/solarquotes\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/au.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/solarquotes\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/user\\\/SolarQuotesAustralia\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cdfada92425341cb1b48bf0bcfa1feb7\",\"name\":\"Staff Writer\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9b273c2864cc5105edcc07250f8fd1ad70faa064e98a5e65b34bf367aa3b06ee?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9b273c2864cc5105edcc07250f8fd1ad70faa064e98a5e65b34bf367aa3b06ee?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9b273c2864cc5105edcc07250f8fd1ad70faa064e98a5e65b34bf367aa3b06ee?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r\",\"caption\":\"Staff Writer\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/staff\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Solar Farms: Re-election chance sees government invest in \u2018very, very large\u2019 projects - SolarQuotes Blog","description":"Never underestimate an election to get our pollies moving. With opinion polls showing both parties tied, even solar farms policy is on the move.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-farms-re-election-chance-sees-government-invest-in-very-very-large-projects\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Solar Farms: Re-election chance sees government invest in \u2018very, very large\u2019 projects","og_description":"Never underestimate an election to get our pollies moving. With opinion polls showing both parties tied, even solar farms policy is on the move.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-farms-re-election-chance-sees-government-invest-in-very-very-large-projects\/","og_site_name":"SolarQuotes Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SolarQuotes\/","article_published_time":"2013-08-05T08:53:25+00:00","article_modified_time":"2017-10-24T23:43:05+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/solar-farming.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Staff Writer","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@solar_quotes","twitter_site":"@solar_quotes","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-farms-re-election-chance-sees-government-invest-in-very-very-large-projects\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-farms-re-election-chance-sees-government-invest-in-very-very-large-projects\/"},"author":{"name":"Staff Writer","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/cdfada92425341cb1b48bf0bcfa1feb7"},"headline":"Solar Farms: Re-election chance sees government invest in \u2018very, very large\u2019 projects","datePublished":"2013-08-05T08:53:25+00:00","dateModified":"2017-10-24T23:43:05+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-farms-re-election-chance-sees-government-invest-in-very-very-large-projects\/"},"wordCount":432,"commentCount":3,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-farms-re-election-chance-sees-government-invest-in-very-very-large-projects\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/solar-farming.jpg","keywords":["commercial solar","Government Grants","solar farms"],"articleSection":["Big Solar"],"inLanguage":"en-AU","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-farms-re-election-chance-sees-government-invest-in-very-very-large-projects\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-farms-re-election-chance-sees-government-invest-in-very-very-large-projects\/","url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-farms-re-election-chance-sees-government-invest-in-very-very-large-projects\/","name":"Solar Farms: Re-election chance sees government invest in \u2018very, very large\u2019 projects - SolarQuotes Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-farms-re-election-chance-sees-government-invest-in-very-very-large-projects\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-farms-re-election-chance-sees-government-invest-in-very-very-large-projects\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/solar-farming.jpg","datePublished":"2013-08-05T08:53:25+00:00","dateModified":"2017-10-24T23:43:05+00:00","description":"Never underestimate an election to get our pollies moving. With opinion polls showing both parties tied, even solar farms policy is on the move.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-farms-re-election-chance-sees-government-invest-in-very-very-large-projects\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-AU","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-farms-re-election-chance-sees-government-invest-in-very-very-large-projects\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-farms-re-election-chance-sees-government-invest-in-very-very-large-projects\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/solar-farming.jpg","contentUrl":"http:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/08\/solar-farming.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-farms-re-election-chance-sees-government-invest-in-very-very-large-projects\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Big Solar","item":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/utility-scale-solar\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Solar Farms: Re-election chance sees government invest in \u2018very, very large\u2019 projects"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/","name":"SolarQuotes Blog","description":"An independent reckoning of the Aussie solar scene","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-AU"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization","name":"SolarQuotes","url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/solarquotes-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/solarquotes-logo.png","width":592,"height":600,"caption":"SolarQuotes"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SolarQuotes\/","https:\/\/x.com\/solar_quotes","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/solarquotes\/","https:\/\/au.linkedin.com\/company\/solarquotes","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SolarQuotesAustralia"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/cdfada92425341cb1b48bf0bcfa1feb7","name":"Staff Writer","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9b273c2864cc5105edcc07250f8fd1ad70faa064e98a5e65b34bf367aa3b06ee?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9b273c2864cc5105edcc07250f8fd1ad70faa064e98a5e65b34bf367aa3b06ee?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9b273c2864cc5105edcc07250f8fd1ad70faa064e98a5e65b34bf367aa3b06ee?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r","caption":"Staff Writer"},"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/author\/staff\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2FF2s-Iq","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":6254,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/election-2016-renewables-roundup-week-5\/","url_meta":{"origin":2754,"position":0},"title":"Election 2016 \u2014 renewables roundup week #5","author":"Staff Writer","date":"June 14, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"A bit of housekeeping before we launch into the Election 2016 renewables roundup for week #5. Last week we touched on the growing interest in the independents and \u2014 in particular \u2014 the rise and rise of the Nick Xenophon Party, especially in the senator\u2019s home state of South Australia.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Solar Policy"","block_context":{"text":"Solar Policy","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-policy\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"wind turbines in a field","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/election-week-5.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":18637,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solarreserve-solar-thermal-australia-mb0429\/","url_meta":{"origin":2754,"position":1},"title":"SolarReserve Opens Offices In South Australia","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"January 24, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"SolarReserve, the company that will develop the Aurora solar thermal power station project near Port Augusta, officially opened two offices in South Australia yesterday. SolarReserve has established its Australian headquarters in Flinders Street, Adelaide and a field office in Commercial Road, Port Augusta. The company's Adelaide team will be focused\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General Solar & Storage News"","block_context":{"text":"General Solar & Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Aurora solar thermal power plant","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/aurora-solar-power.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/aurora-solar-power.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/aurora-solar-power.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/aurora-solar-power.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":26516,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/darlington-point-solar-farm-mb0862\/","url_meta":{"origin":2754,"position":2},"title":"$407 Million Darlington Point Solar Farm Approved","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"December 13, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The NSW Department of Planning and Environment announced yesterday it had approved a 275-megawatt solar power project to be situated approximately 10km south of Darlington Point, near Griffith. Darlington Point is a small town (population a whisker over 1,000) located on the banks of the Murrumbidgee River in western New\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General Solar & Storage News"","block_context":{"text":"General Solar & Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Darlington Point Solar Farm","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/darlington-point-solar-farm.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/darlington-point-solar-farm.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/darlington-point-solar-farm.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/darlington-point-solar-farm.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":26392,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/nsw-renewables-progress-mb0854\/","url_meta":{"origin":2754,"position":3},"title":"NSW Energy Minister Spruiks Renewables Achievements","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"December 7, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"New South Wales' Minister for Energy and Utilities Don Harwin outlined renewable energy progress in the state at the NSW Smart Energy Summit on Tuesday. The state was graded a C on the Climate Council's 2018 Renewable Energy Scorecard, but Minister Harwin may disagree with that assessment judging by his\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General Solar & Storage News"","block_context":{"text":"General Solar & Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Wind and solar power in New South Wales","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nsw-solar-wind.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nsw-solar-wind.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nsw-solar-wind.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/nsw-solar-wind.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4988,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/will-the-solar-councils-campaign-in-canning-help-bring-down-a-prime-minister\/","url_meta":{"origin":2754,"position":4},"title":"Will the Solar Council\u2019s campaign in Canning help bring down a prime minister?","author":"Staff Writer","date":"September 1, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"The heat is really on in Western Australia with the entry of solar energy in the Canning by election campaign. The seat which was recently vacated following the untimely death of then sitting member Don Randall, has become a focus for those looking for an indication of the electorate's opinion\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Solar Policy"","block_context":{"text":"Solar Policy","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-policy\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"abbott and solar panels","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/abbott-solar-canning.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/abbott-solar-canning.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/abbott-solar-canning.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":24224,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/victoria-wind-solar-projects-mb0739\/","url_meta":{"origin":2754,"position":5},"title":"Victoria’s Renewable Energy Bonanza Continues","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"September 12, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Victoria's Andrews Labor Government has received accolades for its latest renewable energy efforts as the state continues to shrug off its brown coal focused past. Victoria\u2019s first renewable energy auction was initially expected to deliver 650MW of capacity, however it was announced yesterday 928MW will be built - enough to\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General Solar & Storage News"","block_context":{"text":"General Solar & Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Wind and solar farms - Victoria","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/vic-solar-wind-projects.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/vic-solar-wind-projects.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/vic-solar-wind-projects.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/vic-solar-wind-projects.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2754"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2754\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2765,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2754\/revisions\/2765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}