HERVEY Bay is the third-biggest adopter of solar power in Australia, a solar power advocacy group says – and it’s not for the environment that we’re doing it. Easing the pressure on our wallets is the main motivator for the 6641 households that have installed solar panels in Hervey Bay according to the national Solar […]
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To go with that could be your solar powered tent with flexible LCD screen, electronic barbecue tongs and for the lady who has everything, hiking heels. Perhaps you aren’t aware of the world of glamping – or glamour camping. As people get ‘back to nature’ increasingly they are seeking mod cons, explains Andrea Ferris who […]
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 […]
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 […]
THE sun seems to be rising for sustainable energy in Toowoomba with solar electricity systems installed in almost one in seven premises in the city. Ergon Energy released figures on the uptake of solar PV systems this week which showed that 8289 systems had been installed in Toowoomba – a penetration rate of 14%. via […]
EVEN if you don’t have solar panels, you’re helping to pay for your neighbour’s. The Queensland Competition Authority said the cost of the Solar Bonus Scheme accounted for about 30% of the expected increase for the typical residential customer on Tariff 11. The QCA anticipated the cost of generating electricity would rise by 29% in […]
HERVEY Bay is the solar panel capital of regional Queensland with almost one in four Ergon Energy residential customers having solar panels installed on their roofs. An Ergon Energy spokesman said at the end of December, 6442 customers – 23% of the 28,570 serviced from Ergon’s Hervey Bay depot – were eligible for the solar […]
Townsville, Gladstone, Brisbane, Mackay, Cairns and Rockhampton, in that order, are the best performers, based on cost of electricity, sunlight availability, government subsidy and solar system cost, according to research by Energy Matters. Co-founder Nick Brass said a conservative rate of return in those cities was more than 20 per cent a year, well above […]
STEVEN Willemse has invested more than $100,000 in a solar system to power his family’s SJW Mushrooms farm at Chevallum. The 60kW solar hybrid system is believed to be the biggest of its kind on the Sunshine Coast. Mr Willemse said he decided to avoid rising electricity costs and protect his farm from costly power […]
The Federal Court has ordered by consent that Euro Solar and Worldwide Energy and Manufacturing (WEMA, formerly trading as Australian Solar Panel) pay combined penalties of $125,000, for publishing fake testimonials and making false or misleading representations about the country of origin of the solar panels they supply. This followed action by the Australian Competition […]
