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AEMO halves output from five solar farms

September 20, 2019
Solar farm

The Australian Energy Market Operator has cited issues of “system strength,” after slashing in half the allowable output from five solar farms in Victoria and NSW. The solar farms – Broken Hill in NSW, and Karadoc, Wemen, Bannerton and Gannawarra in north west Victoria – were limited to half of their nominated capacity from 12pm […]

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Is this Australia’s first utility to acknowledge death by solar?

September 19, 2019
Territory Generation

The Northern Territory’s government-owned energy generation company has admitted to facing an “existential risk” from the rise of cheap solar power. The frank assessment was offered in Territory Generation’s 2019/2020 Statement of Corporate Intent, making it perhaps Australia’s first energy utility to openly concede that lower cost solar could bring its traditional fossil fuel business undone. […]

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Commercial Solar PV Price Index for August 2019

September 17, 2019
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With heavy activity in Victoria and shifts in solar technology to half cut solar modules,  price updates from several companies have resulted in a slight upwards shift in average dollar per watt ($/W) prices for commercial solar systems – increasing 6c per Watt from our last update in May 2019 to $1.15/W. Commercial solar system […]

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Commercial solar power in Sydney NSW

September 8, 2019
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Solar power is an attractive investment option and great way to save money for businesses in Sydney and across the rest of New South Wales. This article provides an overview of commercial solar power in Sydney, as well as the rest of NSW. What are the benefits of commercial solar power in NSW? Solar power is […]

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Commercial solar power in Melbourne & VIC

September 8, 2019
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Solar power is an attractive investment option and great way to save money for businesses in Melbourne and across the rest of Victoria. This article provides an overview of commercial solar power in Melbourne and other parts of the state. What are the benefits of commercial solar power in Victoria? Solar power is a great way for Victoria […]

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Commercial solar power in Brisbane & Queensland

September 8, 2019
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Solar power is an attractive investment option and great way to save money for businesses in Brisbane and across the rest of Queensland. This article provides an overview of commercial solar power in Brisbane and Queensland. Request a Free Business Case Analysis & Solar Quote Comparison   How much energy do Solar Systems in Brisbane produce? […]

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Residential Solar PV Price Index – September 2019

September 4, 2019
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Average residential solar system prices have decreased to $1.03 per watt ($/W) this month on the back of several factors, including changes to the composition of the Solar Choice installer network and updated pricing from installers that we work with. We have now removed 2kW and added 6kW to our Price Index due to the […]

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Important Changes to Vic Solar Homes Program

August 29, 2019
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The Smart Energy Council met with the Vic Government this week to discuss changes to the current Solar Homes Program, currently not favourable (putting it politely!) by many Victorian based solar installers. Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about it Print for later Tell a friend Related PostsTesla Unveils 3MWh “Megapack” Battery (2 Aug, […]

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ACT shift to 100% renewables, electric vehicles next…

August 28, 2019
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The ACT is shifting its focus to the electrification of the Territory’s transport sector as the next phase of its goal of zero emissions by 2045, and as the decarbonisation of its electricity sector nears completion. Climate minister Shane Rattenbury said on Tuesday that the ACT was well within reach of its goal of newly […]

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Australia to finally have a transitional renewable energy plan

August 28, 2019
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Finally, Australia’s transition to renewable energy is going to have a plan: the Australian Energy Market Operator is laying out a detailed plan on how to almost completely decarbonise the Australian grid by 2050. And it is hugely significant. Over the past 10 years, there have been numerous studies by numerous high profile industry and […]

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Ageing coal-fired power plants put Australia on the map of global air pollution hotspots

August 28, 2019
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  Australia’s ageing coal-fired power plants have put the nation on a list of the world’s top emitting countries for toxic sulphur-dioxide, a new report has found. The report from Greenpeace, and based on NASA satellite data, tracks global sulphur dioxide (SO2) emissions – a major contributor to human death and disease, including around 4,000 […]

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Sunport “MWT” solar panels launch in Australia

August 19, 2019
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Sunport Power introduced their Metal Wrap Through (MWT) technology to the hundreds of attending Australian retailers and installers at the recent Game Changers event in Sydney. The MWT modules were built in a way that overshadows current solar panels within the Australian market in terms of efficiency. MWT means metal wrap through technology which abandoned […]

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Innovative lightweight solar used in Sydney’s Darling Harbour

August 16, 2019
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The Dr Zhengrong Shi, the founder of Suntech and the former UNSW PhD graduate, has launched an impressive 235kW install on the Australian Maritime Museum using lightweight solar technology to overcome structural challenges. SunMan’s eArche solar panel, developed by Dr Shi, is approximately 80% lighter than traditional panels and uses a similar material to aeroplane […]

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Renewables Target of 50% to be set in Victorian law

August 14, 2019
Rooftop Solar

Victoria’s Labor government has moved to lock in a state renewable energy target of 50 per cent by 2030, with the introduction of new legislation into parliament on Tuesday. The Renewable Energy (Jobs and Investment) Amendment Bill 2019 builds on the Andrews government’s 2017 VRET legislation, which committed to source 25 per cent of Victoria’s […]

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Is home solar power still worth it in 2019?

August 13, 2019

Solar Energy provides many benefits for the environment, this article focuses on the financial feasibility of installing solar power on a residential rooftop.     How much do solar panels cost?   Solar Choice publishes a solar price index each month with the current pricing state by state, for different system sizes. The pricing the […]

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Residential Solar PV Price Index – August 2019

August 9, 2019
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Average residential solar system prices have decreased to $1.04 per watt ($/W) this month on the back of several factors, including changes to the composition of the Solar Choice installer network and updated pricing from installers that we work with. We have now removed 2kW and added 6kW to our Price Index due to the […]

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NSW Liddell coal plant’s life extended by AGL

August 8, 2019
Coal Power Plant

AGL Energy has pushed out the retirement date for its ageing Liddell Power Station, announcing last week that the NSW coal plant would be closed in April 2023 – a year later than scheduled. The decision marks a significant change of tack by AGL, which has for years now resisted – and even ridiculed – […]

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How much do solar panels cost in Townsville, Queensland?

August 6, 2019
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Queensland is famous for its sunny weather, and Townsville is no exception, with an average of 6 peak sun hours across the year, making it an ideal location for installing solar power. Recommend on Facebook Share on Linkedin Tweet about it Print for later Tell a friend Related PostsBattery Storage Price Index – May 2019 […]

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Battery pricing, incentives & virtual power plants

August 6, 2019
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Victoria’s home battery storage incentive came into effect from 1 July this year; South Australia, New South Wales, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory have also introduced incentive programs that support home battery storage system uptake. By reducing out-of-pocket battery storage system costs, these programs will help to expand the market for home batteries in […]

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Danes Specialty Coffee installs 30kW Solar PV

July 29, 2019
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Danes Specialty Coffee, located in Brookvale on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, is a global benchmark institute for barista training and education. In 2018 and again in 2019 they were crowned the Champion Australian Roaster by the Australian International Coffee Awards. In 2019 they celebrate 25 years of innovating the specialty coffee industry and are committed to […]

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NSW Govt to offer 8,000 interest free loans for Solar

July 25, 2019
NSW Solar

The New South Wales government has called for industry feedback on its zero-interest loan program, that will offer up to $9,000 in finance for a home battery system, and up to $14,000 for solar plus storage. Details of the Empowering Homes program were published in a ‘market sounding’ paper released this week by the NSW Department of […]

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Who will manage and control rooftop solar, batteries and electric vehicles?

July 24, 2019
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The quest has begun to devise the best possible system to fully “integrate” Australia’s growing amounts of rooftop solar and battery storage, and ultimately electric vehicles, into the country’s electricity grids. The Australian Energy Market Operator and Energy Networks Australia said on Monday they were working with the CSIRO to model the division of distributed energy resource […]

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Changes requested to the Victorian Solar Rebates

July 19, 2019
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A push to change the eligibility criteria for Victoria’s rooftop solar rebate is being resisted by state government, despite increasingly urgent appeals from industry to review the scheme. The push follows news that applications for discounted solar panels had effectively been put on hold, again, until August, after the July allotment of 3,333 applications for […]

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Is home solar battery storage worth it? (updated 2019)

July 18, 2019
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This article has since been updated for 2019. Click here to see the updated version. Since 2015 Australians have been talking about home battery storage being on the cusp of financial viability. Are home batteries worth the investment in 2018? We’ve crunched the number for all of Australia’s capital cities to find out. For regular […]

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Solar prices up 13% in Victoria in July 2019

July 18, 2019
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The Solar Price Index for July 2019 as published monthly by Solar Choice noted a 13% rise in residential solar prices in Victoria following the re-opened rebate scheme being snapped up in the first 3 days. Solar Choice publishes average residential solar prices based on live pricing data from their national database of CEC-Accredited solar […]

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Residential Solar PV Price Index – July 2019

July 17, 2019
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Average residential solar system prices continue to sit at about $1.05 per watt ($/W) for the second month in a row, including changes to the composition of the Solar Choice installer network and updated pricing from installers that we work with. We have now removed 2kW and added 6kW to our Price Index due to […]

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Australia’s emissions now well behind Paris trajectory

July 15, 2019
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A surge in Australia’s first-quarter greenhouse gas emissions is increasing the gap between reality and the targeted trajectory the federal government continues to insist will be met “in a canter,” a new report has found. The report, the latest emissions estimate from consultancy NDEVR Environmental shows emissions jumped by 3.4 million tonnes CO2-e compared to […]

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Sydney Northern Beaches’ Solar Businesses in Panel Discussion

July 8, 2019
Community Solar

On Tuesday 25th of June, Balgowlah RSL played host to over 250 local community members who came to see a panel discussion of Solar businesses based in the Manly Solar Hub. The panel, assembled by Angus Gemmell Solar Choice, consisted of David Veal (Solar Pro), Jono Burke (Solar Energy Enterprises), Simon Kidston (Genex), Matt Lasauce […]

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Victorian Solar Rebate snapped up within hours of re-opening in July 2019

July 5, 2019
rooftop solar

Pent-up demand for the Victorian state government’s rooftop solar rebate has seen the scheme’s July quota for applications fully subscribed in just days. The first full year of the $1.3 billion Solar Homes scheme was launched just this week, offering 3,300 applications for the up to $2,225 discount on solar panels, alongside 200 applications for […]

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NSW government approves Shoalhaven Pumped Hydro expansion

July 4, 2019
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The New South Wales government has waved through the first stage of plans for Origin Energy’s $300 million major upgrade of its Shoalhaven Pumped Hydro Storage Scheme. State planning minister Rob Stokes said on Tuesday that his department had given Origin the go-ahead for geological works – a first step on the path to doubling the […]

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Twice defeated, Queensland government “finally” calls for solar industry round table

June 28, 2019
Solar Farm

The Queensland government will meet with the state’s solar industry for an “urgent industry roundtable,” after its latest efforts to enforce controversial new panel installation rules were defeated in the Court of Appeal. The meeting – something the solar industry has been pushing for since the rule change was first flagged by the government – […]

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