Armidale Hospital taps solar to slash grid power use by 40%
NSW government backs massive rooftop solar array for Armidale Hospital that will slash its annual energy costs. ...
Category: Policy
Remote Queensland communities set to cut costs with solar power
Two remote Queensland communities will cut their diesel costs, through the installation of solar, under a state government initiative....
More solar for everyone: S.A. network operator backs consumer-focused rule changes
SAPN, the distribution network service provider with the highest concentration of rooftop solar on the National Electricity Market, backs consumer-group led push to support increased and equitable distributed solar uptake....
Tesla community battery installed on customer side in “unique” W.A. trial
Western Power installs W.A.'s 13th community battery, but in this case on the customer connection side as part of a unique five-year trial with the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River....
Stand-alone solar and battery system to power W.A. environmental NGO
Western Power installs stand-alone power system at fringe-of-grid property in southern W.A. to provide safe, reliable power for community group Greening Australia....
Tesla battery to help solar power South Australia poultry farm
Australia's second-largest poultry farm adds Tesla battery to further slash grid power use and claim nation's biggest battery system on a commercial farm....
Coal mine turned solar farm powers through bushfires, earns Newcastle council $420k
City of Newcastle's 5MW Summerhill solar farm made more than $420,000 between mid-November and end-April, including powering through the January bushfires....
School energy costs cut by up to $40k a year through NT government scheme
Northern Territory government says the six rooftop PV installations completed so far are saving selected schools between $30,000 and $40,000 a year on energy costs....
Sixth Tesla community battery installed in Western Australia PowerBank trial
Western Australia trial that will offer virtual home energy storage installs 464kWh Tesla battery system in Top 20 Perth solar suburb of Port Kennedy....
Dairy farms targeted in federal grant scheme to boost energy efficiency
Australian dairy farming industry set for energy efficiency overhaul, with grants of up to $20,000 opened up to businesses in the sector by the federal Coalition government....
