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Queensland inquiry’s big fail on rooftop solar and battery storage
Imagine you are a government, or pricing regulator, or independent advisory body charged with addressing the soaring cost of electricity: Where would you focus your efforts – on the biggest source of those price surges, or a minor addition labelled green?
Giles Parkinson

Feb 8, 2016

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Graph of the Day: Why solar power is taking over the world
For anyone who is in doubt about the incredible journey solar power has taken in past decade, this graph offers a stunning reminder.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 8, 2016

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Recommendation to curtail Solar Bonus Scheme rejected by Qld govt
Queensland govt rejects Productivity Commission recommendations to review 50% RET and cut short Solar Bonus Scheme, as measures to rein in soaring electricity prices.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 3, 2016

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Victorian life-saving clubs to go solar in bid to cut costs
Victorian Life Saving clubs can now apply for state government grants to install solar PV after the launch of a $500,000 funding program this week.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 1, 2016

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What comes after solar PV? BIPV
Why build a roof and then add solar panels to that roof? Why not simply make the roof and the solar panels one and the same?
Fereidoon Sioshansi

Jan 29, 2016

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Records broken as two Melbourne CBD icons make switch to solar
Melbourne Lord Mayor says installation of Australia’s highest commercial solar system on CBD skyscraper represents new frontier in shift to solar.
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 29, 2016

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Dubbo mayor drives fully electric Nissan Leaf, powered by the sun
NSW city of Dubbo claims to have “Australia’s first” fully electric mayoral vehicle, a Nissan Leaf that is charged daily by the mayor’s home solar system.
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 25, 2016

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Australia 5th in world in small scale rooftop solar PV in 2015
Australian homes and businesses added 713MW of small-scale rooftop solar in 2015, and spent some $2.2 billion doing so.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 15, 2016

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Memo Energex: Battery storage plus 44c FIT is a bonus, not a rip-off
Energex proposes to punish solar households that add battery storage. The network should be encouraging them.
Rob Campbell

Jan 15, 2016

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How rooftop solar eased peak demand during S.A. summer heatwave
Rooftop solar played an important role in reducing peak demand during the recent heat waves, but there should be more emphasis on energy efficiency and west-facing solar systems.
Hugh Saddler

Jan 14, 2016

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Indirect action: How creative can our climate policy get?
A number of Indirect Action policies can be pursued without letting climate deniers resume control of the climate agenda. They could win votes, too.
Alan Pears

Dec 21, 2015

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Australia nears 1GW solar installations in 2015
Despite a declining rooftop solar market, Australia has recorded its second-biggest year for combined solar PV installations, thanks to a boost from the budding large-scale market.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 21, 2015

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