{"id":3977,"date":"2014-09-09T21:14:35","date_gmt":"2014-09-09T10:44:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=3977"},"modified":"2017-10-25T10:00:28","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T23:30:28","slug":"states-territories-need-step-solar-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/states-territories-need-step-solar-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Royalla solar farm shows states, territories need to step up on renewables"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3983\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/field-with-solar.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3983\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3983\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/field-with-solar.jpg\" alt=\"solar panel in a field\" width=\"650\" height=\"433\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3983\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A field near Canberra, yesterday.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>We had a mini solar energy revolution in Australia this week: the opening of <a href=\"http:\/\/actsolarfarm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Australia\u2019s largest solar farm<\/a> at Royalla, near Canberra.<\/p>\n<p>Funded by Spanish renewable energy giant <a href=\"http:\/\/www.frv.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\">Fotowatio Renewable Ventures<\/a>, the 20 megawatt solar farm is monstrous by Australian standards. Comprised of 83,000 solar panels \u2014 which will be enough to power 4,500 homes \u2014 the farm is a major step forward in the ACT government\u2019s plan to source 90 percent (yes you read right) of its energy from renewable sources by 2020.<!--more--><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A justly proud ACT Minister for the Environment Simon Corbell said the solar farm has \u201c&#8230;twice the capacity of the Greenough River project in Western Australia and is the largest PV farm operating in Australia.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He added that Royalla is \u201c&#8230;the first large-scale solar facility connected to the national electricity market,&#8221; and will generate an average 37,000 MWh of renewable energy each year for the next 20 years.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The benefits of such a focus on renewable energy are extensive for those that reside in the ACT. Not only will they get access to clean, safe energy but the price is certainly right. The Minister said the cost of ACT renewable energy will peak at around $4 per week for households before reducing. Even this amount will be offset by increased energy efficiency programs to be implemented by the ACT government.<\/p>\n<p>The irony of a mega solar facility opening within cooee of the Australian parliament is (of course) delicious. For Mr Corbell\u2019s progressive administration operates within the same boundaries as the Abbott government, who are currently working furiously to undo renewable energy gains.<\/p>\n<p>However this conflict in outlook only emphasised Mr Corbell\u2019s opening ceremony remarks: that there was an opportunity \u2014 even need \u2014 for states and territories to step up should federal support for renewable energy be lacking.<\/p>\n<p>So if we are to realise our potential as a major supplier of solar energy, does this mean we need to rely on the progressive approach of state and territory administrations? It would seem so. The prediction of Australia becoming a solar energy superpower was made, not by Corbell, but by Spanish foreign minister Mr Jose Manuel Garcia-Margallo, who also attended the opening.<\/p>\n<p>However it would appear that for Australia to reach clean energy superpower status, initiatives need to come from states and territories rather than the federal level. If this is the case, the opening of Australia\u2019s largest solar farm is a great example for state and territory governments to follow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had a mini solar energy revolution in Australia this week: the opening of Australia\u2019s largest solar farm at Royalla, near Canberra. Funded by Spanish renewable energy giant Fotowatio Renewable Ventures, the 20 megawatt solar farm is monstrous by Australian standards. 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