AGL Energy says the carbon tax is not completely to blame for higher electricity prices and has called for the deregulation of consumer pricing. The energy provider said the carbon tax does contribute to increasing...
Queenslanders with solar panels on their roofs could soon be charged for the energy they produce. The Queensland Competition Authority (QCA) has suggested a gross feed-in tariff scheme for households with rooftop solar power. The...
Greens NSW MP John Kaye says a draft Renewable Energy Action Plan for New South Wales fails to entice renewable energy uptake and threatens jobs. Dr Kaye believes the current plan will force NSW into...
The windy weather is paying off in South Australia with the resource generating more than half the state’s electricity last week. The Clean Energy Council, courtesy of the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO), reported that...
The Victorian Government has lowered the state’s feed-in tariff as of January 1st 2013 to eight cents per kilowatt hour for excess power exported from businesses and homes into the electricity grid. Previously the tariff...
Yesterday the rumours swirling around contracts for closure were confirmed. The Gillard government announced it was breaking its carbon price package promise to secure the closure of 2000 MW of Australia’s dirtiest power stations like...
The Greens are calling on the Bega Valley Shire Council on the New South Wales far south coast to capitalise on the emerging renewable energy market. Greens Upper House Member, John Kaye, was in the...
ONE of our greyest areas is also one of our greenest, as retirees rush to install solar panels and beat power price rises. The Fleurieu Peninsula is the South Australia's solar capital. Almost a third...
FAMILIES and businesses are facing a surprise "tax on a tax" as the GST is applied on top of the carbon tax to power bills, appliance repairs and other everyday costs. Baffled consumers are questioning...
THE estimated financial impact of the Yallourn mine flooding cost TRUenergy’s parent company CLP Holdings a staggering $109 million as at 30 June 2012, but an industry observer believes the underlying cost could be much...
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SANFL clubs may be forced to cut back their community programs because of rising electricity costs South Adelaide West Adelaide Central District and North Adelaide all face increases on their bills due to price rises...
In late 2009 Central Victoria Solar City lead the charge in the development of large-scale renewable energy technology in Bendigo and Ballarat with the construction of two 300kW solar parks. The project developed these Parks...
New direct steam generation principle co-developed by DLR is used in a parabolic trough collector The solar thermal power plant fed its full output of five megawatts into the grid for the first time on...
When Leichart's Town Hall needed a 20kw Solar power system to be installed who's installers were trusted with the the work ? That's right ! Skyline Solar installers completed this monstrous task in only 4...
A recent report released by the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) states South Australia's consumption of mains grid supplied power decreased by approximately 5% (700 GWh) in 2011-12 and is around 10% lower than was...
Victoria’s Baillieu government has come under fire for its “one state, two regulation” policy on wind farms in city and country areas. The development of wind farms was restricted by the coalition government - which...
