The owner of one of Australia’s dirtiest coal-fired power plants has argued that the cost of solar PV is unlikely to fall in future years, due to falling profitability of […]
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7 reasons residential solar power is so popular in Australia
Australia is one of the world’s leaders when it comes to rooftop solar power. Residential solar power has taken off in Australia in a way not seen in many other […]
Solar feed-in tariff rates for Queensland 2014: 7.55c/kWh for Brisbane & surrounds, variable elsewhere
The Queensland Competition Authority (QCA) has released its final report detailing its recommendations for solar feed-in tariff rates to be paid through the state’s Solar Bonus Scheme for 2014. Not […]
REC Agents Association analysis: Renewable Energy Target helps reduce power bills for everyone
The solar industry has launched its campaign to save industry incentives by releasing a new analysis that demonstrates the cost of the those incentives on household bills is effectively zero. […]
Facts pack: Electricity price and solar energy in Australia 2014
The newspapers are full of stories about electricity costs and it’s no wonder because prices have increased by as much as 33% in some states in the last three years. […]
Are solar panels worth the investment in Canberra?
Changing incentives for solar power both on the federal level and in the ACT have led many ACT residents to wonder: ‘Are solar panels worth it in Canberra?’. The short […]