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      Tag: AC units

      May 11, 2016
      Giles Parkinson

      Energex proposes ban on use of batteries, AC units & other white goods during ‘off-peak’ periods

      Queensland government-owned network operator Energex has proposed banning battery storage, air conditioning and appliances such as washing machines and clothes dryers from off peak loads in a move that has […]

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      January 16, 2020
      Solar Choice Staff

      What is the annual cost of running your air conditioner or Oil heater?

      Have you ever thought about how much energy your AC unit or oil heater will use over the course of a year – or how much this energy will cost you? While […]

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      October 30, 2015
      Giles Parkinson

      Proposed changes to SA retail tariffs could have dire implications for rooftop solar uptake

      The uptake of rooftop solar in South Australia could be halved over the next five years if a change in the state’s electricity tariffs proposed by SA Power Networks is […]

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      May 12, 2015
      Giles Parkinson

      WA government backs off on plans for higher fixed charges for solar homes

      The Western Australian government has reportedly shelved plans to introduce higher network fixed charges to recoup some of the revenue displaced by the state’s 175,000 solar households. As reported in […]

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      December 16, 2014
      Giles Parkinson

      Queensland continues to lead the way in another solid year for Aussie solar

      Queensland continues to lead the charge to rooftop solar in Australia, with households and businesses around the country adding another 75MW of PV capacity in the month of November, taking […]

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      December 12, 2014
      Giles Parkinson

      Solar industry says utilities unfairly targeting solar homes in ‘demand tariff’ report

      The Australian solar industry has accused electricity network operators of unfairly targeting the nation’s two million solar households to justify tariff changes designed to protect the “gold plating” of the […]

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      November 29, 2014
      Giles Parkinson

      Could Australian solar homes lose out under proposed ‘cost-reflective’ pricing?

      Australia’s nearly two million solar households face changes to the way their electricity bills are packaged after the introduction of new rules requiring networks to impose “cost reflective” pricing. The […]

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      November 26, 2014
      Giles Parkinson

      AGL’s chief economist calls solar subsidies a ‘hidden scam’ in conversation with Financial Review

      One of Australia’s biggest energy utilities – and the nation’s biggest generator of coal-fired power – has described rooftop solar tariffs as a billion-dollar “scam” being paid for by non-solar […]

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      November 13, 2014
      Solar Choice Staff

      Rooftop solar meeting 13% of household electricity demand in Queensland

      Around 13 per cent of residential energy in south-east Queensland is now produced by rooftop solar, according to new data, with solar households generating the equivalent of more than half […]

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      October 22, 2014
      Giles Parkinson

      APVI slams Australian Energy Market Commission over unfair, ineffective tariff structures

      The Australian Photovoltaic Institute has issued a scathing critique of proposed guidelines for electricity network pricing and tariffs, arguing that instead of reducing consumer bills, the new regimes will simply […]

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      July 17, 2014
      Giles Parkinson

      Victorian electricity retailer set to hit solar system owners with additional fees

      Victoria looks set to become the first Australian state to hit solar households with an additional fixed charge on their electricity bills, according to a proposal that has recently come […]

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      July 11, 2014
      Solar Choice Staff

      Inefficient pricing, not renewables, to blame for Australian electricity cost pain: Grattan Institute

      The situation in Australia’s electricity sector have come to what might be described as perfect storm conditions for leaving the grid, and unfair & inefficient pricing mechanisms are largely to blame, […]

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