The Australian Government recently announced plans to abolish the solar multiplier on the 1st of January 2013, six months ahead of schedule. The Australian Solar Council has said the government’s quick removal of the solar...
The Solar Council of Australia has ranked every electorate in the nation for their uptake of solar panels and found that it is not just ‘middle-class’ Aussies who are using the technology. Statistics ranking penetration...
The ACT Government recently announced plans for a 20 megawatt solar power station to be built at Royalla, making it Australia’s largest. Chief Executive of the Australian Solar Council, John Grimes said the announcement is...
ELECTRICITY prices have skyrocketed despite consumers using less electricity, while power companies have made bigger profits and paid larger dividends to the state government. By news.com.au
THE State Government's snap decision to overturn a 23-year ban on uranium mining paves the way for an $18 billion industry, thousands of jobs and $900 million in royalties. Premier Campbell Newman's announcement yesterday came...
CEC Media Release: South Australia’s wind farm rules strike the right balance Changes to South Australia’s policy on wind farms announced today strike the right balance between making sure the community’s concerns are heard and supporting...
AUSTRALIA must consider nuclear power if it is to have a clean energy future, a visiting international expert believes. Even with the carbon tax, Oxford University Prof Sir Chris Llewellyn-Smith said the controversial electricity source...
A leading solar hot water heater manufacturer is standing behind its product even though Canberra residents have had their systems fail, up to three times, over the winter months. Since 2008 owners have been forced...
Environmentalist Tim Flannery will launch the climate commission’s latest report on Tuesday highlighting the effects of global warming in Queensland. Queensland’s solar energy output has doubled over the past two years, a positive issue which...
The first community Queensland solar farm, courtesy of the Wide Bay Water Corporation began operations last week in a move to generate power and reduce operating costs for locals. Wide Bay Water Corporation acting CEO Garry...
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...
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...
