The first criminal prosecution commenced on behalf of the Clean Energy Regulator in relation to the provision of false information to create Small-scale Technology Certificates (STCs) under the Government’s Renewable Energy Target (RET) has resulted...
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...
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...
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...
The Woolworths supermarket chain last week held a press conference to announce its plans to install solar power systems on all of its stores. The top of the range solar panel systems will be installed...
BOB Brown has resigned as leader of the Australian Greens and will quit the Senate after 16 years in parliament. Senator Brown, 67, told Greens colleagues of the decision at a meeting this morning and...
One of the country’s biggest unions has said a decision by the minority federal Labor government to redirect $45 million from an axed solar hot water rebate scheme back into the industry will save jobs....
One of Australia's largest solar projects is to be built in NSW after the federal government awarded AGL Energy and photovoltaic manufacturer First Solar a $130 million grant. The $450 million project will generate enough...
Adelaide's mortgage belt is leading the way when it comes to using the government's solar tariff scheme. Despite the generous 44c a kilowatt hour for electricity fed back into the grid - a figure that...
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Can Do Campbell Newman Can Cut Jobs and axe government contracts. A union says up to 40,000 temporary contract workers in the Queensland public service sector may lose their jobs under sweeping changes which were ordered...
Victorian councils are demanding greater clarity about how to price landfill waste under the carbon tax. Five weeks from the scheme's introduction, councils say they are waiting for guidance from the Federal Government about setting...
The Baillieu government will support a revised push to build a massive solar power project in Victoria's Mallee region, but has refused to say how much money it is committing. Power giant TRUenergy is looking...
The head of one of Australia's most successful solar start-ups admits negative perceptions are preventing the solar power industry from fulfilling its potential, and that greater encouragement from governments would lead people to embrace renewable...
In Brisbane yesterday, Queensland Premier Campbell Newman has demanded that the Federal Government hand over complete control of environmental assessments to the state in a move designed to cut business costs. But Julia Gillard has...
A report prepared for Tasmania's Economic Regulator has found the electricity bill of the average household is set to rise by more than $300 per year, under the new carbon tax. It predicts that Aurora Energy...
