Why is Geraldton, Western Australia a good location for a solar photovoltaic (PV) system? Rising electricity prices are driving interest amongst home and business owners around the country in solar panels–Geraldton is […]
Category: State Government Solar Panel Feed-In Tariffs
Solar Choice blog entries about Solar Feed-in tariffs in WA, QLD, VIC, TAS, NT, SA, ACT, NSW, and the NSW Solar Bonus Scheme. Contact Solar Choice for a free solar quote comparison and brokering advice
Find the best solar PV deals in Albany, WA
With electricity prices rising and solar system prices falling, Albany, Western Australia is a good place to install a solar PV system. Solar Choice is here to help our customers compare installers, […]
Solar Power in Broome, WA: Compare installers and prices
Broome is one of the sunniest places in Australia, making it a great spot to have a solar system. Solar systems have been growing in popularity across Australia, with over […]
Are solar panels worth the investment in South Australia?
Are solar panels worth it in South Australia? Thousands of homes and businesses in the state have made an investment in a solar system to date, with installations skyrocketing in […]
Find the best solar panel installation deals in Tamworth, NSW
Tamworth, NSW is a great place to install a solar photovoltaic (PV) system, thanks in great part to the falling price of solar panels globally and across Australia. Solar panels have become one of the […]
Phase 2 of ACT large-scale feed-in tariff receives 15 applicants
The ACT is moving forward as planned with its ‘reverse auction’ feed-in tariff, or Solar Auction, for large-scale solar, with the submissions for Phase 2 of the program now in. In […]
Solar panels in Perth, WA: Compare prices & installers
Solar panels are a popular investment option for Perth homes and businesses, even without a strong state-sponsored feed-in tariff. Because of the high cost of electricity across Western Australia, the business case […]
South Australia Solar Feed-in Tariff: Premium rate to see no increase
The Essential Services Commission of South Australia (ESCOSA), has recommended decreasing the ‘Solar Feed-in Tariff Premium’ for next year from 11.2c per kilowatt-hour (kWh) to 9.8c/kWh in order to reflect […]
Australia hits 1 million solar homes
The number of Australian homes that have installed a solar photovoltaic (PV) system surpassed the 1 million mark in March, according to the Clean Energy Regulator. This milestone, while not […]
What is the future of Tasmania’s Solar Feed-in Tariff?
Recent developments in Tasmania have resulted in speculation that the state’s solar feed-in tariff incentive–currently among the most generous in all of Australia–will be reduced following the sell-off of state-owned […]
Solar Choice PV Price Index–April 2013
Solar photovoltaic (PV) system prices at the beginning of April 2013 are on average lower than they were for the previous month. However, further examination of figures from each of […]
Queensland’s solar feed-in tariff changes highlight the popularity of solar PV
The Queensland Competition Authority (QCA) has released its final report concerning the future of the state’s Solar Bonus feed-in tariff incentive scheme. Although the QCA’s new feed-in tariff rate recommendations–at […]
Solar Choice Mount Majura Solar Farm in the Canberra Times
Solar Choice Commercial, in partnership with a prominent solar power project developer, is in the Development Approval phase for its own utility scale solar farm in ACT. The project was […]
South Australia Transitional Feed-in Tariff reminder: Apply by 30 Sept 2013
The deadline for South Australia residents to secure the state’s 16c per kilowatt-hour (kWh) solar feed-in tariff rate is 30 September 2013, leaving a window of about 6 months remaining […]
South Australia’s solar panel success story
South Australia is Australia’s renewable energy leader in terms of per-capita power generation. Although wind power, accounting for over 20% of the state’s power generation, has clearly had the biggest […]
Queensland electricity prices to rise again in 2013/2014: QCA
The Queensland Competition Authority (QCA), the state government body that regulates electricity prices, recently released a draft determination indicating that electricity rates will be allowed to rise by as much […]
Solar Choice PV Price Index – March 2013
Previous Solar Choice Photovoltaic (PV) Price Indexes for 2013 reveal an industry in transition. Solar PV Prices in January were significantly more expensive than in December 2012, as a result of the […]
100% Renewables celebrates solar BBQ success
Solar-powered homes across the country were the setting for Australia’s first ever Summer Solar BBQs. Attended by MPs, councillors and local solar installers, as well as solar owners and members […]
Coal fired power station in Queensland to be converted to ‘clean energy park’
Owners of an 180MW coal fired power station in Northern Queensland are looking to convert the ageing facility into a ‘clean energy park’. Using a combination of solar PV, thermal […]
NSW solar PV customers can expand without losing their existing bonus feed in tariff
The NSW Government’s Department of Trade and Investment has updated today the rules regarding the expansion of existing solar PV systems. Prior to the update, any expansion of a customer’s […]
Solar Choice assists Macquarie Club Dubbo to install 35kW solar panel array
Solar Choice has enabled another NSW club to make an informed choice of solar installer and save money on the cost of installing a system. Club Macquarie Dubbo has recently […]
Solar Choice Price Index – February 2013
Prior to the early closure of the Solar Credit Scheme on 1 January 2013, installers on the Solar Choice network began updating their prices to reflect the new cost of solar […]
Diamond Energy – Australia’s number one clean energy retailer!
Diamond Energy, was recently crowned number one energy retailer by the Australian Conservation Foundation (ACF) for supporting the Renewable Energy Target 2013. The ‘Green Electricity Watch‘ Report, written by the ACF, was […]
BHP’s mining in Western Australia gets solar-powered
BHP Nickel West Kalgoorlie is a mining facility located in the Goldfields region of Western Australia, approximately 600 kilometres east of Perth and includes two sites – a smelting operation […]
Solar output driving energy prices down in Europe
The increasing price of electricity and rising energy bills have become a common theme in many Australian newspapers. Although many articles point to ‘gold plating’ of the network as the source of […]
Electricity demand continues to decline
Information released by the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) on the National Energy Market (NEM), revealed that energy consumption has dropped for a fourth consecutive year, 2012 showing the largest annual reduction […]
Solar Choice Price Index – January 2013
The Solar Choice Price Index for January 2013, is the first to contain updated installer prices in response to the early closure of the Solar Credit scheme on 1 January 2013. After the […]
The future of residential solar battery storage solutions
The record breaking summer temperatures of early 2013 has lead many climate sceptics to question their stance on Climate Change, it also saw energy retailers faced with extreme ‘peak events’ […]
Climate Change Authority releases final report on the Renewable Energy Target (RET) Scheme
The Climate Change Authority released it’s final report on the Renewable Energy Target (RET) Scheme at 10am on Wednesday 19 December 2012. The recommendations made in the report will require legislative change […]
Turn your building into a mini power plant with Building-integrated Photo Voltaic (BIPV) solutions, now available through Solar Choice
Building-integrated photovoltaic (BIPV) technology, which involves substituting standard building materials to allow the PV to form an integrated part of the building façade, is set to be the next major growth area […]
Solar Choice Price Index – December 2012
December’s Solar Choice Price Index will be the last to include the 2x multiplier after the Australian Federal Government announced mid-November that the Solar Credit scheme will end 6 months […]
