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ACT to change law to drop gas and pave way for all-electric suburbs
Sophie Vorrath16 May 20180 comments

ACT takes next step in trial of gas-free suburban living, with a proposed repeal of planning laws that have made gas connection mandatory to all new housing divisions in the Territory.

solar microgrid
Battery/Storage, Solar
Solar and battery microgrid nears completion at NT Air Force site
Sophie Vorrath16 May 20180 comments

Carnegie Clean Energy says Delamere Air Weapons Range solar and storage microgrid is nearly complete, and ready to cut the facility's diesel use by 61%.

Solar
Mackay council goes solar – and saves big – with city-wide rollout
Sophie Vorrath & Giles Parkinson16 May 20180 comments

Mackay Council awards tender to install solar PV on 21 local government facilities, saving nearly 10 times its outlay over 20 years. But the bid price stuns rivals.

Battery/Storage, Software/Gadgets, Solar
One down, five to go: Cook Islands begins shift to 100% solar and storage
Sophie Vorrath15 May 20180 comments

Melbourne company Entura leads project to take six of Cook Islands' 12 inhabited islands from diesel to 100% solar and battery storage.

Battery/Storage, Software/Gadgets, Solar
Victoria "Community Grid" grows, in bid to cut network costs by $30m
Sophie Vorrath14 May 20180 comments

Victorian Community Grid Project that promises to save United Energy $30m in avoided network costs adds key new solar and storage system to collection.

Solar
South Australia solar market slump blamed on Liberals policy void
Giles Parkinson9 May 20180 comments

South Australia rooftop solar market falls sharply in April, confirming reports from solar retailers who blame uncertainty caused by policy cloud of new Liberal government.

Energy Efficiency, Software/Gadgets, Solar
Townsville resort bets on solar, efficiency to cut grid power by 70%
Sophie Vorrath9 May 20180 comments

A luxury resort in Townsville in Queensland’s north is looking to cut its grid power consumption by up to 70 per cent, through a suite of cutting edge renewable energy and energy efficiency upgrades.

Energy Efficiency, Podcasts, Software/Gadgets, Solar
Looking for energy independence? Make your solar smarter
Lior Handelsman9 May 20180 comments

As rooftop solar uptake increases, and the cost of batteries decreases, integrating smart management and storage can boost energy independence dramatically.

Solar
Solar Insiders May 9
Giles Parkinson and Nigel Morris9 May 20180 comments

Australia’s will reach 7GW of rooftop solar in May; why South Australia has hit a wall; and what’s happening at Tesla.

Solar
Melbourne's Crown Casino installs 300kW rooftop solar system
Sophie Vorrath8 May 20180 comments

Melbourne's Crown casino complex is now partly solar powered, after the installation of a 300kW rooftop PV system on its admin building.

Solar, Tariffs
IPART takes hard line on solar as it slashes feed-in tariff
Sophie Vorrath8 May 20180 comments

IPART confirms plans to effectively penalise NSW solar households for the lower electricity prices their rooftop PV has helped to deliver, by cutting the recommended feed-in tariff in half for 2018/19.

Solar
Australia beats 100MW rooftop solar installs for 7th month in a row
Giles Parkinson8 May 20180 comments

Australia rooftop solar installations top 100MW for the seventh month on a row.

Solar, Tariffs
WA residential solar PPA could be "absolute game changer"
Sophie Vorrath7 May 20180 comments

Buyers of new-build homes at a property development in Perth’s northern suburbs are being offered an innovative rooftop solar power purchase agreement that promises to cut their daytime power costs by 40%.

Battery/Storage, Software/Gadgets, Solar
Image of the Day: Have Tesla Powerpack – "who needs Ergon?"
Sophie Vorrath4 May 20180 comments

North Queensland business going off-grid with rooftop PV and a Tesla Powerpack battery system proudly proclaims: Who needs the network?

Solar
Commercial PV boom grips WA, as business wakes up to solar
Sophie Vorrath3 May 20180 comments

The company behind one of WA's biggest retail solar installs says state’s commercial PV market is booming, as businesses seek to cut their exposure to grid electricity costs.

Battery/Storage, Solar
Vicinity plans biggest solar array and biggest battery at shopping centres
Sophie Vorrath3 May 20180 comments

Vicinity to roll-out of more than 11MW of commercial solar in a $28m project that will include largest rooftop array and a major battery storage installation.

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