Data shows that homeowners and businesses that embrace solar power are relying less on national energy grid Consumption of electricity from the country’s energy grid is being linked to an increase in solar installations at homes and businesses throughout Australia. Homeowners have become quite interested in solar powerbecause of its economic benefits. By installing solar panels […]
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The solar industry is urging Tony Abbott to say whether he supports the renewable energy target, warning 1200 jobs in the State are at risk if it is scrapped or downgraded. The Australian Solar Council has written to the Prime Minister urging him to commit to retaining the RET in its current form ahead of […]
If you have solar panels on your roof, there are changes coming that may affect you. If you are thinking of getting some, this will definitely factor into your decision making. From July, the State Government is removing the eight cent feed-in rate it currently pays. Unless you are on the locked-in 44 cent […]
The proportion of Australians with solar panels more than doubled in the past three years, from 7.5 per cent in March 2011 to 16 per cent – more than 3 million people – by the end of 2013. South Australia had the highest number of homes with solar, 28 per cent, followed by 22 per […]
Solar Citizens, a community voice for current and future solar owners, condemns the Newman Government’s decision to kill the 8 cent feed-in tariff, which will hurt the 40,000 families and jeapordise the growth of Queensland solar. Lindsay Soutar, National Director of Solar Citizens, says: “There are 40,000 homes that are about to lose the already […]
As retailers have the financial benefit of on-selling exported energy, future tariffs should be funded by retailers rather than network businesses (as is the case with the Solar Bonus Scheme). Our investigation concludes that the fair and reasonable value of electricity exported from solar panels in south east Queensland would be about 7.55 c/kWh in […]
Small-scale renewable energy target zero cost to householders The Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES) will have a zero net cost impact on household power bills, according to an analysis released today by the REC Agents Association (RAA), a national industry body representing companies that trade in renewable energy certificates. The cost of the SRES, which helps families install […]
BUSINESS groups have called for dramatic changes to the Renewable Energy Target after the federal government announced a review of the scheme that will focus on its size and impact on electricity prices. As electricity demand falls, the review opens the way for the possible reduction of the mandated target of 41,000 gigawatts an hour […]
The top 3 benefits of LED lighting are: 1. LED lighting is highly efficient. By making the shift from power hungry halogen down lights and incandescent globes to LED lamps, homeowners and tenants alike, can reduce their lighting energy usage by up to 80%, which will significantly reduce their electricity bills. 2. LED lighting has […]
MARK COLVIN: The Federal Government has announced details of its review of the renewable energy target and specifically, the impact it’s having on power prices. The Government argues the market has changed since the target was set and there’s now an oversupply of electricity. The man appointed to head the review is a self-confessed climate […]
