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Angry and frustrated, more customers are quitting the grid

April 24, 2018 by Giles Parkinson 35 Comments

Industry reports suggest more and more Australian households are choosing to quit the grid, and they’re doing so for a mixed bag of reasons.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Energy Efficiency, Other Renewables, Solar

How I became the first SonnenFlat customer and got my electricity bills down to $0

April 9, 2018 by Stephen Fenech 7 Comments

Receiving your electricity bill can be frightening, but there is a way out. I know – I’ve already found it.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Software/Gadgets, Solar

Zen Energy gets retail licence to launch "baseload" renewable product

December 13, 2017 by Giles Parkinson Leave a Comment

Zen Energy gets electricity retailer licence to offer “baseload renewable energy” product and proceed with 1GW solar and storage facility at the Whyalla Steelworks.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Solar

Queensland Labor promises to help power Reef islands with "clean energy"

November 16, 2017 by Sophie Vorrath 2 Comments

Queensland Labor pledges $1.73m to help state’s islands develop business cases for right mix of solar, wind and gas generation.

Filed Under: Other Renewables, Solar

South Australia’s stunning transition to consumer-powered grid

November 8, 2017 by Giles Parkinson Leave a Comment

Rooftop solar expected to provide more than 20% of local generation by 2025, ushering in transition to consumer focused grid in South Australia. Meanwhile, S.A. begins to benefit from renewables, with prices so far in 2017/18 lower than coal-dominated Victoria and NSW.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Solar

How a Republican Mayor turned his struggling California city into a clean energy powerhouse

October 11, 2017 by Jeremy Deaton 3 Comments

California produces more solar power per capita than any other city in California, and it is close to producing more renewable energy than it uses.

Filed Under: Policy

WA's biggest pig farm about to go 100 per cent renewable energy

August 23, 2017 by Giles Parkinson 1 Comment

WA’s biggest piggery operator to add wind and storage to existing solar arrays in push to 100 per cent renewable energy supply.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Other Renewables

Business slowly wakes up to reality that renewables are cheap

July 19, 2017 by Giles Parkinson Leave a Comment

ARENA report shows less than half Australian businesses have tapped renewables. But there’s no doubt the idea is starting to catch on.

Filed Under: Energy Efficiency, Other Renewables

Sonnen’s ‘free’ / flat-rate electricity plan looks great. Is it worth it?

July 7, 2017 by James Martin 5 Comments

How does Sonnenflat stacks up against the alternatives, like doing nothing; going solar, or; going with another solar & battery system without a custom-made electricity plan?

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Other Renewables

Nectar Farms on 100% renewables: "Why would you do it any other way?"

June 28, 2017 by Giles Parkinson 1 Comment

Vegetable grower Nectar Farms says its decision to use 100% renewable energy for the country’s biggest glasshouse project will deliver major cost savings over traditional use of gas and grid power. “Really, why would you do it any differently,” its CEO says.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Other Renewables

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