49 solar project bids for ACT large-scale Feed-in Tariff

April 16, 2012
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Well on track to fulfill its goal of becoming Australia’s solar capital, the ACT government has accepted a wide range of solar project proposals for its large-scale feed-in tariff, which will support at least 2 projects of a cumulative total of 40 megawatts of electricity. Of the 49 bids received by the ACT government, 27 [...]

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Find the Best Solar Power PV System Deals in Ballarat, Victoria

April 13, 2012
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Ballarat, located just northwest of Melbourne, is a good place for installing a solar PV system. Victoria offers Standard and Transitional Solar Feed-in Tariff incentives for solar PV. Additionally, with electricity rates rising, the price of solar PV falling, and up-front rebates available through the Federal Solar Credits scheme, now is a great time to find the best solar [...]

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Find the Best Solar PV Power system deals in Cairns, QLD

April 13, 2012
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    Cairns, located in far north Queensland, is a great place to install a solar PV power system. Queensland residents who install an eligible solar PV systems are currently eligible for the most generous Solar Feed-in Tariff in Australia, at 44c for every kilowatt-hour of solar power exported to the electricity grid. Blog this! Digg this post [...]

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Dubbo, NSW the Solar PV System Capital of Australia

April 13, 2012
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With over 28% of homes having installed solar PV systems, Dubbo NSW has emerged as Australia’s top solar postcode, according the Clean Energy Council (CEC). Solar Choice has played a major role in helping Dubbo claim this crown: of the 2,100 solar PV systems installed in the 2830 postcode area (i.e. Dubbo and surrounds), more than [...]

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16% electricity price rise expected across NSW from July 2012: IPART

April 12, 2012
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In line with the national trend, retail electricity prices are set to jump an average of 16% across NSW from 1 July 2012 (after a 18.2% increase last year), according to a draft determination released by the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART), the government body which regulates power rates. Rate increases were deemed necessary to [...]

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Solar installations booming in Japan

April 12, 2012
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Thanks in part to a strong national Solar Feed-in Tariff, over 1 million Japanese homes are expected to have gone solar as of March 2012, and the number of installations is projected to grow by approximately 12% annually over the next few years, according to a report by Kyocera Solar, one of Japan’s leading solar panel [...]

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SOLON Solar PV Panels in Australia

April 11, 2012
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SOLON is a Germany-based, international solar PV maker and supplier involved in the development and manufacturing of solar PV panels and solar PV system solutions. SOLON has more than 15 years’ experience in the solar PV sector, subsidiaries throughout Europe and North America, 1 gigawatt of panels installed world-wide, and a growing presence in Australia. [...]

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Enecsys Micro Inverters in Australia

April 3, 2012
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Enecsys Micro Inverters are an innovative technology that offer a revolutionary approach to solar PV system design and installation. Instead of having a conventional, centralised solar inverter, Enecsys Micro Inverters are attached directly to the back of solar panels, thereby avoiding one of the most common issues in conventional solar arrays: efficiency loss in an entire [...]

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Find the Best Solar PV Power System Deals in Mount Gambier, SA

April 3, 2012
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Mount Gambier is the second most populous city in what is arguably Australia’s most ambitious state for renewable energy uptake. A number of factors make SA a great place to install a solar PV system. However, the best returns on investment and shortest payback periods on systems are available only to Mount Gambier residents who find the [...]

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SMA: The global leader in solar inverters

April 2, 2012
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SMA solar inverters are the industry standard for the global solar PV industry. The SMA catalogue boasts a range of inverters for all applications: small-scale, residential, commercial, and utility. The company has a sterling reputation for producing reasonably-priced but high-quality products, and for its dedication to excellence in customer service. Additionally, with a presence in [...]

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UNSW designs Solar BIPV roofing materials that regulate building temperature

March 30, 2012
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The University of New South Wales’ School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering is in the process of developing building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) roofing materials which can also assist in regulating building temperature. The research initiative will be undertaken under the Co-operative Research Centre (CRC) on Low-Carbon Living grant program, which will provide $28 million dollars [...]

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Find the Best Deals on Solar Power Installations on the Gold Coast, Qld

March 30, 2012
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The Gold Coast, Queensland, is a great place to install a solar PV power system. Queensland residents who install an eligible solar PV systems are currently eligible for the most generous Solar Feed-in Tariff in Australia, at 44c for every kilowatt-hour of solar power exported to the electricity grid. Blog this! Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share [...]

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The Best Solar PV System Installers in Queensland: Who to trust?

March 30, 2012
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With the popularity of the solar PV industry in Australia–and Queensland especially–Solar Choice has seen the rapid emergence of a very large number of solar PV installers. With this influx of companies vying for business, customers trying to quickly and painlessly locate a reputable and trustworthy solar installer can quickly become overwhelmed by a number [...]

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Diamond Energy: Australia’s solar power-friendly electricity retailer

March 28, 2012
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Diamond Energy is a Victoria-based national electricity retailer focusing on serving customers who have solar panels and ensuring that the process to grid connection and afterwards ia s smooth and efficient as possible. The company has been providing electricity from renewable sources to their customers since 2007, and has added 3500 home solar PV systems [...]

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Monocrystalline vs Polycrystalline Solar Panels: Busting Myths

March 27, 2012

One of the most common comments that the Solar Choice Energy Brokering team hear from our customers relates to the issue of monocrystalline vs polycrystalline (or ‘multicrystalline’) solar panels. Although monocrystalline panels had the initial advantage of being seen as the superior technology in the Australian market, as time goes on and both technologies improve, [...]

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Find the Best Solar Power PV Deals in Broken Hill, NSW

March 27, 2012
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Broken Hill, in outback NSW, is a great place to install a solar PV system, even after the conclusion of the state’s Solar Bonus Feed-in Tariff scheme. Solar Choice, as Australia’s free Solar Energy Brokering and advice service, is in a unique position to help customers find the best solar PV power system deals in Broken [...]

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Find the Best Solar PV Power system deals in Townsville, QLD

March 26, 2012
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Townsville, located in north Queensland, is a great place to install a solar PV power system. Queensland residents who install an eligible solar PV systems are currently eligible for the most generous Solar Feed-in Tariff in Australia, at 44c for every kilowatt-hour of solar power exported to the electricity grid. Blog this! Digg this post Recommend on Facebook [...]

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Trina Honey Cell Technology Solar PV Panels reach Australian market

March 26, 2012
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Trina Solar, one of the biggest vertically-integrated manufacturers of solar PV panels in the world, released 2 new lines of modules using its ‘Honey’ solar PV cell at the beginning of 2012. TUV Rheinland, an independent solar PV module testing organisation, verified the peak output of one of these–the PC/05A 60-cell module–at 274 watts in [...]

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Queensland Solar Bonus Feed-in Tariff ‘safe’ after LNP wins election

March 26, 2012
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Queensland’s Labour Party has lost the March 2012 parliamentary election, trounced by the state’s Liberal National Party (LNP). The LNP’s victory leaves many solar PV system owners and solar PV system installers wondering what will become of the state’s Solar Bonus Scheme Feed-in Tariff, which offers Queensland system owners 44c for every kilowatt-hour of solar [...]

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Find the Best Solar PV Power System Deals in Wollongong, NSW

March 23, 2012
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Wollongong, just south of Sydney, and a good place to install a solar PV system, even after the collapse of the state’s Solar Bonus Feed-in Tariff scheme. The cost of installing a solar power system has never been lower, and there are up-front financial incentives available through the Federal Solar Credits rebate scheme, so purchasing a system [...]

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Western Australia Electricity rates to skyrocket in 2012

March 23, 2012
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Western Australia’s electricity rates will rise by nearly 20% by the end of 2012, according to a media statement (pdf) from the WA Premier’s office. The rise is in keeping with a broader national trend: Electricity prices across Australia are projected to rise by up to 37% by 2014. Blog this! Digg this post Recommend on [...]

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