PM urged to hold the line on National Energy Guarantee as hardliners force NEG concessions
Industry groups are urging Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to hold the line on the National Energy Guarantee (NEG) as infighting forces critical NEG concessions. Turnbull has introduced changes to the NEG in a bid to satisfy Coalition hardliners like former PM Tony Abbott. Abbott and his pro-coal Coalition colleagues are pushing for lower NEG emission […]
Victorian Government to subsidise solar power installations for 650,000 homes
The Victorian government has announced plans to install subsidised solar power systems in 650,000 homes over the next 10 years. The Solar Homes program could save eligible customers $900 per year on their electricity bills, the government claims. Under the $1.24 billion scheme, households pay half the initial cost of a solar power system up-front, with […]
Free MASH solar installation helps Castlemaine community hub grow mushrooms
A Castlemaine community service can now power its mushroom farm cheaply, thanks to a free solar installation donated by the MASH solar bulk-buy scheme. Windarring’s Day Service received a free 6.48 kW solar installation from the MASH (More Australian Solar Homes) community group. The Windarring support service for people with a disability also runs the Urban Mushroom […]
Infigen Energy invests in Tesla big battery energy storage system
Wind energy company Infigen Energy plans to install a 52 MWh Tesla Powerpack battery energy storage system in South Australia. The battery system will be next to its 278 MW Lake Bonney Wind Farm near Mount Gambier. The Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) will cost around $38 million to build and install. ARENA and the […]
Sanjeev Gupta launches billion-dollar renewable energy plant in South Australia
A South Australian solar farm spearheads a billion-dollar renewables scheme which includes solar power, battery storage and pumped hydro-electricity. British billionaire Sanjeev Gupta launched the 280 MW Cultana Solar Farm project this week. His company SIMEC ZEN Energy is backing the 1 GW clean energy program worth more than $1.3 billion. Gupta believes renewable energy will […]
Vic Govt funds Geelong solar installations for Multicultural Aged Care
The Victorian Government is funding Geelong solar installations to bring cheaper electricity to the city’s Multicultural Aged Care Centre Services (MACS). MACS residents will soon have access to cheaper energy thanks to a 520-panel solar project funded by the state government. Minister for Energy Lily D’Ambrosio and Geelong MP Christine Couzens opened the project last […]
No smooth sailing ahead for the National Energy Guarantee as Greens, Labor call for change
The National Energy Guarantee passage (NEG) continues to be in the spotlight this week, despite winning qualified support. Now that the Coalition party room has given majority approval for the plan, the energy minister Josh Frydenberg says the National Energy Guarantee passage can move on to the next stage. This will be the release of National […]
Turnbull’s National Energy Guarantee endorsed by Coalition majority
A Coalition party room majority has approved the controversial National Energy Guarantee (NEG) after heated debate at today’s crucial meeting. However, although the Coalition majority approves the NEG it’s still got some way to go. Ten MPs, including Tony Abbott, opposed or questioned the policy. A number have reserved their right to cross the floor when […]
Tony Abbott attacks NEG as ‘seriously bad policy’ ahead of Coalition party room vote
Pro-coal backbencher Tony Abbott has launched a final attack on the National Energy Guarantee ahead of today’s critical coalition NEG party room vote. The “seriously bad policy” will surrender control to the “green bureaucrats of Paris”, the former Prime Minister told 2GB. He insists the NEG should follow voluntary rather than mandatory emission targets. His […]
Teachers Union says classrooms sweltering as Queensland’s solar schools program kicks off
The Queensland Teachers’ Union (QTU) is calling for school term dates to be shifted as the state government begins tendering for the solar schools program. According to QTU president Kevin Bates, a chronic lack of air-conditioning across the sunshine state’s schools is making summer classrooms unbearable. Because air-conditioning is expensive, terms could be shifted to […]
