Snowy 2.0 Hydro project gets green light from Morrison Government
The ambitious Snowy 2.0 hydroelectricity electricity generation and storage project has been approved by the Morrison Coalition Government. The Coalition has committed funding of up to $1.38 billion, as reported by ABC News. Snowy 2.0 will see a new underground power station built in the remote Snowy Mountains of NSW. The project will supply 2,000 […]
Solar demographics: Low-to-mid income households choose solar to beat rising power prices
Lower income households are installing solar energy faster than wealthier ones in a bid to counter rising power prices. This is according to solar demographics data just released. New research commissioned by Solar Citizens shows rooftop solar panels are proportionally more common on the homes of low-to-middle income Australians. In fact, the lowest socio-economic group […]
NEAR energy data site gives accurate picture of solar energy in Australia
A one-stop energy data platform launched this week will help integrate increasing amounts of renewable energy into Australia’s national electricity grid. The National Energy Analytics Research (NEAR) platform will collect, integrate and process data to build an accurate picture of Australia’s energy use. The NEAR platform program aims to drive down energy costs for Australian […]
SA Water to roll out 500,000 solar panels, plus storage across 70 sites
SA Water has reached an agreement to deploy 500,000 solar panels, plus energy storage at 70 of its sites. Last year, SA Water announced it would use solar power to achieve net-zero electricity costs by 2020. The corporation is one of South Australia’s largest consumers of energy. In the year 2017-18, its power bill came […]
Inflated media reports of solar rebate costs debunked by official data
Official data shows the annual solar rebates cost per household in Australia is $32, not the $185-$195 widely reported in media outlets this week. Electricity price data released by the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) shows the Small-Scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES) is expected to cost households $32 in 2018-19. The cost will rise minimally over […]
NSW Labor pledges $11 million for electrician solar skills training
The NSW Labor Party says it will commit $11 million to solar skills training for 4,500 electricians if it wins the next election. NSW Labor Leader Michael Daley made the Solar Skills program announcement an address to the Electrical Trades Union conference in Wollongong this week. Labor says the new solar skills training program will educate a […]
ANU renewable energy workshop: ‘bottlenecks’ prevent equal clean energy access
Attendees at a recent Australian National University (ANU) renewable energy workshop say access to a clean energy network is essential for mitigating climate change. The 50-strong group of energy experts also say Australia needs to do more to ensure everyone can connect to new distributed energy resources, like solar and wind. It concluded that to […]
NSW Greens push for a statewide carbon pricing scheme
The NSW Greens are calling for the state to return to carbon pricing to reduce emissions and tackle climate change. NSW previously had a carbon pricing scheme. In fact, according to the Greens, it was the first place in the world to enact such a program. It ran from 2003 to 2012, during which NSW […]
New Victorian legislation forces electricity companies to offer cheaper deals
The Victorian government has introduced a bill designed to force big power companies to offer the state’s residents a better energy deal. The new Victorian energy legislation is coupled with a number of other initiatives from the Andrews Government. Under the bill, retailer standing energy offers will be abolished. The Energy Security Board (ESB) will […]
China reveals plans to beam solar power from space
A Chinese organisation has unveiled plans to build a space station to capture solar energy and beam it directly back to Earth. The space solar station could harvest a limitless supply of solar power, since its solar panels would be unaffected by Earth’s atmosphere. Additionally, an orbital solar plant could provide 24/7 clean energy, because […]
