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Find the best solar power system installation deals in Bunbury, WA

May 17, 2012
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Bunbury WA, just south of Perth, is a great place to install a solar PV system, even after the withdrawal of the state’s Solar Feed-in Tariff last year. With electricity rates rising, solar PV installation prices falling, and significant potential up-front financial subsidies through the Federal Solar Credits rebate scheme, now is a great time to find [...]

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WA Solar Feed-in Tariff scheme to go over budget

May 15, 2012
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Western Australia’s Solar Feed-in Tariff scheme may exceed its budget by as much as 7 times original projections. The WA Government has been accused of having mismanaged the scheme: at the end of 2011 it was expected to cost $180m over 4 years. Estimates of the full cost of the 10-year scheme–$435 million–were not revealed [...]

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290 kilowatt solar power station comes to Carnarvon, WA

May 7, 2012
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Carnarvon, Western Australia, once a poster child for all that can go wrong when too much distributed solar power has been connected to the grid, has just powered up a 290kW solar power plant to help meet the area’s electricity demand. The Carnarvon Solar Power Plant is the first of its type to win a [...]

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Solar panel installation begins on WA’s Greenough River Solar Farm

April 17, 2012
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With above-ground electrical work complete and solar panel installation now underway, a major milestone has been reached in the construction process for Western Australia’s Greenough River Solar Farm, outside Geralton. Once completed, the farm, at 10 megawatts (MW), will be Australia’s largest solar PV installation. Blog this! Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Share on [...]

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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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Western Australia Horizon grid Solar Power Buyback rates to change from July 2012

March 22, 2012
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Western Australia’s Horizon power has announced regionally differentiated pricing for its Renewable Energy Buyback Scheme. The new rates have been set by Horizon to reflect the ‘real value’ of solar power to the electricity grid in each of those areas, and will replace Horizon’s current ’1-for-1′ Solar Buyback offered to most areas of the grid, in [...]

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Mowanjum Aboriginal Corporation goes Solar

Mowanjum, WA Solar PV system installation March 5, 2012

The Mowanjum Aboriginal Corporation, with the assistance of Solar Choice as tender manager, installed approximately 130kW of solar PV across its headquarters in June 2010.  The aim of the installation was to reduce Corporation power bills, which can be especially high during the wet season, when temperatures can soar above 40 degrees and life without airconditioners can be [...]

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Find the Best Solar PV Deals in Perth, WA

February 20, 2012
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Perth is WA’s biggest city, and a great place to install a solar PV system, even after the withdrawal of the state’s Solar Feed-in Tariff last year. With electricity rates rising, solar PV installation prices falling, and significant potential up-front financial subsidies through the Federal Solar Credits rebate scheme, now is a great time to find deals [...]

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1-to-1 Solar Buyback vs Solar Feed-in Tariffs: The Economics

February 9, 2012
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Most states in Australia currently have or have had some sort of Solar Feed-in Tariff scheme in place. Solar Feed-in Tariffs, which pay solar system owners a premium per kilowatt-hour for the power that they feed into the grid, are one of the key incentive mechanisms for the promotion of renewable energy generation across the [...]

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Solar Choice Kununurra, WA Solar Community

January 24, 2012
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Solar Choice is running a Solar Community around Kununurra, in the East Kimberley region of Western Australia. In addition to Kununurra, the community also encompasses Lake Argyle and Wyndham, WA. Residents of the region are encouraged to take advantage of a special bulk discount rate on solar power systems by putting forward the local community’s collective bargaining [...]

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Western Australia Solar Feed-in Tariff: Can I increase my system size?

October 6, 2011
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Western Australia suspended its 20c/kWh solar feed-in tariff (FiT) scheme at 8am 1 August 2011 with no state-sponsored scheme to replace it (although there is still a Solar Buyback scheme in place from WA electricity retailers). Some people who already have a solar power system installed on their property and are receiving the FiT in [...]

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Which electricity retailer is giving the best Solar Feed-in Tariff?

December 11, 2009
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(Interested in what’s happening with the feed in tariff in your state? Chat with a Solar Choice broker about the incentives that apply to you and get a free comparison of solar quotes from solar system installers in your area.) Solar energy feed in tariffs–where you are paid for the solar energy you generate and feed back [...]

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