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Solar

ACT opens solar scheme to low-income households
ACT opens $2m pilot program to provide access to solar rooftop to those households least able to afford it – or high electricity bills.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 20, 2016

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Storage

Second round ACT battery storage auction attracts 17 bids
Round 2 of ACT battery storage auction, a $2m funding round for 2MW of solar storage, has attracted 17 bids to install more than 8MW.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 11, 2016

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ACT targets 600 homes in second round of battery storage tender
ACT’s second tender for battery storage installations in homes and businesses expected to result in 2MW of additional capacity for around 600 homes.
Giles Parkinson

May 25, 2016

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ACT zero net emissions target fast-tracked to 2050
ACT passes law to bring forward target for net zero carbon emissions to 2050, to complement its recently fast-tracked 100% renewables by 2020 target.
Sophie Vorrath

May 3, 2016

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Policy & Planning

Australia heads back to bottom of barrel on climate, clean energy
Only one minister, the ACT’s Simon Corbell, has had the courage and vision to stand up to incumbent bully-boys and introduce policies and targets that match the climate science. Yet the Coalition and most media continue to peddle nonsense dismissed most cogently by the new chief sloganeer, Malcolm Turnbull.
Giles Parkinson

May 2, 2016

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Tesla, Panasonic, LG Chem, Reposit win ACT battery storage auction
First stage of ACT “next generation solar” auction will see 200 Canberra households install a range of battery storage products at a significant discount.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 22, 2016

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ACT opens big solar + wind auction to boost battery storage
ACT opens auction process for another 109MW of wind and solar, with money raised to be used for one of largest battery storage rollouts in the world.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 1, 2016

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Climate Council wants all states to follow ACT and go 100% renewable by 2025
Climate Council says petition shows strong public support for state governments policies that would deliver 100% renewable energy within a decade.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 18, 2016

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Construction begins on second solar farm in ACT
Construction begins on 13MW Mugga Lane solar farm in ACT, including tracking technology to boost output.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 17, 2016

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Coonooer Bridge begins generating cheapest wind energy in Australia
Wind turbines at the Victorian Coonooer Bridge wind farm have been switched on and are generating Australia’s cheapest wind energy.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 2, 2016

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