Melbourne’s cold snap brings havoc, freezing and bursting solar hot water panels
The recent frosty winter in Melbourne has plunged solar hot water panel owners into financial difficulties with thousands of dollars of plumbing bills to clear.
The recent frosty winter in Melbourne has plunged solar hot water panel owners into financial difficulties with thousands of dollars of plumbing bills to clear.
Thousands of households in Queensland seem to be missing out on a lifetime opportunity to save more on their power bills. Earlier this year, alterations made by the Palaszczuk Government to include Commonwealth Health Care...
Newly released data has confirmed that a second rooftop solar boom is currently happening around Australia. Thanks to falling costs of technology and the increasingly volatile prices of electricity, almost one quarter of households in...
Sources of renewable energy such as solar power and wind are getting just as cheap or even cheaper than the traditional carbon-intensive alternatives such as coal. Morgan Stanley has released new research that suggests renewable...
Electricity prices for businesses and households across Australia have increased sharply in recent years and indications are rife that the prices will keep skyrocketing. Based on EnergyAustralia’s latest announcement, the company plans to increase electricity...
Situated in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley, Hazelwood Power Station has been one of the worst carbon-polluting electricity generators in the world for almost 50 years—but now it's history. Hazelwood Power Station’s eight generation units were finally...
According to new data from the Australian Clean Energy Regulator, Queensland still has the highest number of small-scale solar PV systems installed across the country. The state leads by a large margin and recently recorded...
A planned trial phase in Queensland will see installation of about three to six megawatts of solar systems on a total of 2,000 to 4,000 detached houses and buildings owned by the government. Most tenants...
The QLD Government recently made multiple major announcements regarding solar and wind energy projects within the state.
Australia now ranks 15th out of 115 countries for energy efficiency, energy access and clean energy. This is according to the World Bank’s new RISE report—and you’ll be shocked by the countries sitting ahead of...
According to the Australian Energy Regulator, the company suspended its operations in the national electricity market the day after administrators were called in.
South Australia has experienced a minor heatwave which experts say may increase wholesale electricity supply and prices, although AEMO’s insists there’s nothing to worry about and South Australians should just keep calm and go on.
solar system owners placing their homes on sale are now having an edge over other listed properties.
The New Year came with changes that affected various solar feed-in tariff schemes in some Australian states. For the affected solar customers, this translates to higher electricity bills which may amount to thousands of dollars...
Finally, the legacy Transitional and Standard Feed-in Tariff Schemes (TFiT and SFiT) in Victoria came to an end last Saturday night, impacting about 70,000 solar homes and businesses.
According to the latest data from our solar tracker, Queensland has more than 1,600 megawatts of installed solar generation capacity which means more than 426,000 Queensland homes are now enjoying the benefits of solar rooftop...