Important news for ACT customers only: Earlier this month a strategical recommendation was made by the Independent Competition and Regulatory Commission (ICRC in Canberra) that would directly affect the investment […]
Category: Federal Government solar panel incentives
Solar Choice Blog entries about Australian government Solar Power incentive schemes
What is Environmental Performance Disclosure?
Yet another reason to go solar! In the second half of this year mandatory disclosure will be introduced for commercial office buildings with a leasable space over 2000 square metres. […]
Putting solar cells on your holiday home – a nice little earner
For those of you luck enough to own a holiday home you no doubt already know that renting it out to friends and the public is a great way to earn […]
The Green Loans program
(N.B. the Australian government’s Green Loan program came to a close on 21 December 2010. Some information below is out of date.) A solar PV system is a great way to […]
What happens if my solar energy installation is slightly over the Feed in Tariff limit?
So you’ve made the decision to install solar panels on you roof and would like to take full advantage of the Feed in Tariff’s available. How big can you make […]
NSW Gross Feed In Reward Scheme – install within the next few months to guarantee your inclusion in such a generous scheme
It’s all good news for NSW customers who’ve installed solar energy, or will install it within the next few months. The NSW Govt released draft legislation a few hours ago […]
NSW Govt Announces Gross Feed In Reward Scheme
Wonderful news for NSW customers who will be going solar, or already have installed solar energy! NSW Govt announced an hour ago that the new feed in reward scheme starting […]
Victorian Feed-In Tariff Commences
After much deliberation the details of the Victorian feed-in reward rate have been announced, with a commencement date on the 1st of November, 2009. Official specifications for the reward rate […]
The REC Market: Determining your Solar Credit Discount
(Some of the information in this article may be out of date! Please see our Solar Credits and Rebates page for updated information on Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs, also known as […]
Solar Credit discounts legislated today!
Great news for all Australian residences and businesses looking to install solar energy. The Senate today passed the Renewable Energy Target (RET) bill, which includes legislation for the Solar Credit […]
Remote Power Rebate still available in Western Australia
On the 22nd of June, 2009, the Renewable Remote Power Generation Program (RRPGP) was closed to all Australian States and Territories except Western Australia. Households, businesses and community buildings in […]
RECs / STCs – What are they and how are they calculated?
(Although still an accurate description of the REC scheme in general, some of the details in this article may be out of date! Please click here for regularly updated information on […]
Round up of solar hot water rebates, federal and state
Round up of Solar Hot Water Rebates, federal and state by state There are a variety of financial incentives being offered at state and federal levels for solar hot water […]
How solar in Australia compares to Germany, Japan and USA
If one were to conduct an examination of the history of solar power across the world, a couple of countries would emerge as those that have set the standard of […]
How the new Solar Credit scheme operates (from 10 June 09)
(Some of the information in this entry is out of date: please refer to this newer entry for up-to-date information on RECs multipliers). While the Federal Government created œsolar chaos […]
WA govt backflip, solar feed in tariff for surplus solar energy only
Homeowners in WA have been dealt disappointing news today on solar energy feed in rewards … the state government has reneged on its promise to pay a gross feed in […]
$10k “Green Loans” for an energy efficient home
(Update: Unfortunately, as of 28 Feb 2011 the Federal Green Loans Program has closed. Please see the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency website for further information.) We’re pleased […]
Update on plans for NSW Solar Feed In Rewards / Tariff
The NSW Govt is still yet to announce whether it will be instigating a gross or net feed-in reward scheme, or tariff, for NSW homeowners. Submissions to the NSW Govt […]
