Coal city Newcastle signs 10-year deal for 100 per cent renewable supply
City of Newcastle signs up for 100 per cent renewable electricity contract with Flow Power and Sapphire wind farm....
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City of Sydney inks $60 million deal to go 100 per cent renewables
City of Sydney strikes deal to purchase all its power from wind and solar projects, becoming latest but also the biggest council to go 100% renewables....
Melbourne shared solar start-up scales up with manufacturing deal
Allume Energy inks deal to manufacture scores of its behind-the-meter solar sharing units, that promise to unlock the benefits of cheap PV for apartment dwellers....
Shoalhaven slashes council power bill with solar roof at Entertainment Centre
NSW Shoalhaven City Council slashes annual electricity bill by $12,500 with 81kW rooftop solar system on city’s Entertainment Centre in Nowra. ...
Federal government launches $50m microgrid funding round
A $50 million fund to support the development of off-grid and fringe-of-grid stand-alone power systems around Australia has been launched by the Morrison government....
Yackandandah takes one step closer to 100% renewable energy
Victoria town of Yackandandah adds solar and storage to get one step closer to 100% renewables target....
“Australia’s largest” virtual power plant completed by AGL in South Australia
AGL marks installation of 1,000th battery system in its South Australia VPP, a milestone it says makes the 5MW scheme the largest of its kind operating in Australia....
Alpha-ESS to set up fifth solar + battery virtual power plant in South Australia
Alpha-ESS ramps up Adelaide battery production to meet demand for S.A. 5th virtual power plant, a joint effort of ShineHub and Powershop....
Remote aboriginal communities to benefit from solar co-investments
Aboriginal communities set to save thousands in electricity costs through co-investments in rooftop solar rollout, in partnership with Horizon Power. ...
Sonnen begins home battery installs at Victoria property development
The first of up to 270 5kWh Sonnenbatterie home battery systems installed at new housing development in Victoria, as part of effort to cut household power bills by 60 per cent....
