Grains and pulse producer, The Woods Group, has installed a 90 kilowatt solar system in Goondiwindi, Queensland. Funded by the Australian Government’s Clean Technology Food and Foundries Investment Program, the system features 360 panels, installed by local business Laser Electrical Goondiwindi. Laser Electrical Goondiwindi Managing Director Jeff Cairns said The Woods Group would see a […]
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Furnishing giant IKEA yesterday will roll out a solar panel energy system across its East Coast stores, resulting in the largest commercial installation in Australia.Collectively, the installation, across seven IKEA buildings, will include over 16,000 panels, with an annual output of 5,495 million kilowatt hours of electricity. All five stores in Queensland, Victoria and NSW, […]
The electricity network business serving southeast Queensland, Energex, expect s this week it will have connected a quarter of a million solar PV systems to its network. Energex is finding that even though the government has slashed the price solar owners are paid for their electricity, down from 44 cents per kilowatt-hour to just 8 […]
GYMPIE’S Wide Bay region is leading the nation in revolt against big electricity cartels and the governments that back them, according to advocacy group Solar Citizens. And residents of the Gympie postcode area are in with a chance to win the race to become the first community in Australia with a solar panel on every […]
SWITCHING to solar energy is set to turn the Mount Isa Irish Association into one of the greenest clubs in Australia. See your ad here In a bid to combat crippling electricity costs on businesses, the club will have its 200 kilowatt solar upgrade (stage 2) up and running later this month. Irish Club manager […]
