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Networks unveil new plan that signals rapid decline of coal and gas

February 19, 2019
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Final plans for a major new transmission line linking South Australia and New South Wales have been submitted, promising sizeable benefits to both the National Electricity Market and consumers. Transmission network companies ElectraNet and Transgrid on Wednesday delivered their final report into a proposal to build a $1.5 billion link between Robertstown in South Australia […]

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Rooftop solar, batteries early winners in NSW election race

February 18, 2019
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NSW major political parties have unveiled plans to boost solar and battery storage uptake in the state, in the lead-up to the March 23 election. The opposition Labor Party was first with its PV policy, proposing to extend rooftop solar to half a million more homes across NSW over the next 10 years, if it […]

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Energy efficient homes could save households $1,000-plus a year on bills

February 18, 2019
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Australian households could save up to $1000 a year on electricity costs from energy efficiency measures alone, a new report has found – but only with the backing of strong government policy. The report, from the Australian Council of Social Service and the Brotherhood of St Laurence, names energy efficiency as one of the most […]

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Musk says Tesla big battery to pay for itself within a few years, bigger ones on the way

February 11, 2019
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South Australia’s $96 million “big battery” – the 100MW/129MWh Hornsdale Power Reserve – could pay for itself within just a few years, according the founder of company behind it, Tesla. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said the ability of grid-connected big battery to deliver significant savings and make money on its own account had made it a great […]

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Yurika! Queensland to install Tesla big battery in Townsville

February 11, 2019
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Australia is set to get another Tesla battery system on its National Electricity Market, with Queensland’s government-owned utilities to install a 4MW/8MWh system in Townsville later this year. The new battery – the state’s first “community-scale” big battery – will store excess solar power for use in peak periods later in the day, and enhance […]

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Australia tipped to add 70,000 home batteries in 2019, lead global demand

February 11, 2019
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Australia has been tipped to become the biggest home battery market in the world in 2019, with solar households forecast to install tens of thousands of energy storage systems. In a report published on Wednesday, Bloomberg New Energy Finance has predicted more than 70,000 Australian households will install batteries this year, tripling demand for home energy storage. […]

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Energy increase uncertainties prompt massive solar uptake

February 11, 2019

Australian’s truly did bask in the sun last year. Not only was 2018 one of the most hottest and driest years on record, it was also a year where PV additions eclipsed previous years by quite some margin. Green Energy Trading data recorded that as a nation Australia tripled its solar capacity in 2018 from […]

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NT on track for 10% renewables by 2020, with two new solar farms announced

February 11, 2019
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Northern Territory is set to reach 10 per cent renewable generation on its grid by the year’s end, aided by the construction of two new solar farms. The NT Labor government said on Tuesday the two new solar projects – 10MW each – would boost the share of renewables from the current level of about 3 per […]

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Residential Solar PV Price Index – February 2019

February 11, 2019
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Average residential solar system prices have increased to $1.18 per watt ($/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. Meanwhile, average prices for popular 5kW systems have reached their lowest ever, at $0.88/W, or […]

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Residential Solar continues to Soar into 2019

January 23, 2019
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Following another record breaking year in 2018 residential solar is continuing to soar with no signs of slowing down in 2019.  Australia is quickly approaching a quarter of its residential homes having solar on their roofs, with more than 21.6% of Australian homes now having a solar PV system installed, the highest rate for residential […]

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What happens to old Solar Panels?

January 16, 2019
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Solar Panels have a warrantied lifetime of 25 years. That means for the vast majority of Solar Systems installed since the solar boom began in 2009 in Australia and sitting comfortably within their expected life. However over time the number of solar panels that are retired either through end of life, manufacturing faults or damage […]

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Crossbench prevented coalition abolishing $23.4BN of investment to Renewable Energy

January 9, 2019
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A new report from The Australia Institute (TAI) has shown the crossbench’s role in saving 3 renewable energy policies (The CEFC, ARENA and the RET) from being abolished by the Coalition Government. The report cites that these three policies have been responsible for ~$23BN of investment into renewable energy projects during 2013 to 2018. Clean […]

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Solar Choice brokers 100kW solar installation for Dunstan Farmers Engineering

January 7, 2019
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Solar Choice has brokered the installation of a 100kw solar array for Dunstan Farmers’ head office located in Kerang near the NSW/Vic border. The Dunstan brand has been established for over 50 years supplying Australian farmers with quality, innovative and technologically advanced harvesting equipment. Initially Solar Choice was introduced to Dunstan’s MD through the local […]

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Vales Point coal plant owners sign deal with new 275MW solar farm

December 21, 2018
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Power from one of Australia’s biggest solar farms will be used in combination with the New South Wales Vales Point coal plant, to deliver cheaper and cleaner “dispatchable” power for the state. The owner of Vales Point has signed a long-term contract to source 150MW of the output of the proposed 275MW Darlington solar farm, […]

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ANU-led research claims big breakthrough in next generation solar cell technology

December 20, 2018
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The quest to boost the efficiency of silicon solar cells – and further reduce the cost of PV generation – has gained ground this week through an Australia National University-led study. The ANU team, in collaboration with researchers from the California Institute of Technology, has focused on the way tandem solar cells – one cell […]

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NSW utilising water for energy: with numerous planned pumped hydro projects on the way

December 12, 2018
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At the NSW Smart Energy Summit 2018 there was a lot of talk regarding the future of pumped hydro in NSW and the talk was promising.  Mr Turnbull of course talked a lot about Snowy 2.0, but it was the talk about a large array of other projects planned around NSW that really solidified pumped hydro’s […]

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Solar Choice attends NSW Smart Energy Summit

December 12, 2018
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Solar Choice were “out of the office” last Tuesday 4th December to watch the Smart Energy Council play host to the NSW Smart Energy Summit. Pre-arrival the buzz was centred around former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull publicly speaking for the 1st time since being replaced by Scott Morrison. On Solar Choice’s arrival it was clear everyone […]

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Graph of the Day: Breakdown of Australia’s two million solar homes

December 10, 2018
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Rooftop solar has passed another major milestone in Australia, with two million homes and businesses – or 20 per cent of all homes – having installed their own power source. Clean Energy Regulator general manager Michelle Crosbie says the new milestone has cemented Australia’s position as a world leader in rooftop solar PV investment. The […]

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Residential Solar PV Price Index – November 2018

December 6, 2018

Average residential solar system prices have dipped down to $1.17 per watt ($/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. This is a new historic low. Meanwhile, average prices for popular 5kW systems have […]

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Northern Territory indigenous communities convert to solar

December 3, 2018
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The Northern Territory Government through the Power and Water Corporation has partnered with the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to bring solar to remote Territory communities. The Solar Energy Transformation Program (SETuP) will provide 10MW of solar systems across 25 remote Indigenous communities. The $59 million program, funded by ARENA and the Northern Territory Government, is […]

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Annual Australia Solar + Energy Storage Congress & Expo 2018

December 3, 2018
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The Solar Choice team is looking forward to the Annual Australian Solar + Storage Congress & Expo 2018, which will take place in Sydney this Wednesday & Thursday December 5-6, 2018. The event is organised by Leader Associates. Participants from governments, policy makers, investors, financiers, utilities, developers, network providers, solar & energy storage products manufacturers, […]

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A list of Australian battery support schemes (existing & proposed) as of Nov 2018

November 30, 2018
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If you care about battery storage and distributed energy in Australia, you’re probably aware that a number of battery incentive programs are now available through various state & territory governments (not counting the federal Labor party’s election promise). Interestingly, they are being delivered by governments from both of the major political parties – a fair […]

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Commercial Solar PV Price Index for November 2018

November 30, 2018
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Changes in the composition of Solar Choice’s commercial solar installer network, combined with price updates from several companies have resulted in a slight downwards shift in average dollar per watt ($/W) prices for commercial solar systems – down about 2c/W from August 2018 to $1.15/W. Commercial solar system prices (10kW-100kW) All prices in the tables below […]

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NSW Emerging Energy Program

November 28, 2018
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Earlier this month the NSW Government announced a $55 million program to encourage large scale electricity generation and storage projects. This comes as a welcome step forward, as NSW is the only state without a self-adopted target for renewable energy. The eligible projects will need to produce dispatchable energy, meaning solar projects will be integrated […]

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Another coal myth busted as developing nations turn to renewables

November 28, 2018
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Developing nations have taken the lead on clean energy, a new study has shown, after adding a record 114GW of zero-carbon energy generating capacity of all types, 94GW of which was wind and solar. The study, based on the latest Bloomberg New Energy Finance Climatescope survey, shows that emerging economies are not only leading global renewable energy […]

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Shorten targets one million household batteries, focus on renewables

November 22, 2018
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The federal Labor Party has unveiled an energy policy with a strong focus on driving the uptake of home solar and battery storage, as it builds on its pre-election promise of a 50 per cent renewable energy share for Australia by 2030, a 45 per cent emissions reduction, and cheaper electricity. Ahead of a landmark […]

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NSW government unveils plan to bring grid into age of renewables

November 14, 2018
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The New South Wales government has unveiled a plan to shift the state’s coal-fired power dominated grid into the age of the renewables. The plan, called the Transmission Infrastructure Strategy, will increase grid capacity in three key energy zones in the state’s central-west, south west and New England regions – where a “flood” of new […]

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Fair Dinkum Power

November 13, 2018
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You may have noticed the phrase “Fair Dinkum Power” being used a lot in recent times.  Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been using the phrase as a reference to coal generated power. With the backing of Alan Jones and friends, Mr Morrison has been trying his best to coin the slogan. Until tech billionaire Mike […]

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Victoria Labor boosts renewable energy target to 50% by 2030

November 13, 2018
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The Victorian Labor government revealed plans to extend its target for renewable energy generation to 50 per cent by 2030, if it is re-elected in this month’s state poll. The Andrews government has already legislated plans to source 25 per cent of the state’s electricity generation from renewable sources by 2020, and 40 per cent […]

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Malcolm Turnbull’s change of stance on 100% renewable energy

November 12, 2018
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In his first major public media appearance since being dropped from the Prime Ministers role and leader of the Liberal Party, Mr Turnbull told the ABC TV’s Q&A program he loved “nothing more than technology” and would “go back to creating jobs” in the private sector, saying he was open to investing in new renewable energy […]

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NSW launches emerging energy program to replace coal generation

November 5, 2018
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The New South Wales Coalition government has launched an ambitious energy transition plan designed to help replace most of the state’s ageing coal plants with wind, solar and storage over the next 15 years. The Emerging Energy Plan, launched on Wednesday, is designed to support the commercialisation of new large-scale projects in coal power dominated NSW, […]

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