The Council for Australian Governments will discuss electricity prices and the need to deliver savings to consumers in the wake of rapidly increasing prices.
Power customers with standing contracts for electricity will now get a price cut of 9.1 percent from January next year.
Despite the Newman Government’s decision to slash the feed in tariff, figures show that new solar installations under the 8 cent feed in tariff are still strong.
Australia installed more solar panels than any other country in the world last year, but is still under utilising its renewable energy potential.
With a new round of electricity retailer price rises, South Australian households will face annual increases of more than $100 this financial year.
Australia’s first solar consumer rights group has officially launched this week, representing the rights of over 2 million solar households and over $8 billion in solar investment.
Victorian Homeowners are calling for solar panels to be protected by new planning rules where compensation would be given should a neighbor block sunlight to their rooftops.
Solar Power will now provide for 10% of the daytime electricity needs of Alice Springs.
The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) recently quashed a proposal for two double-storey dwellings in a Kensington street in a landmark decision.
The renovated roof of the South Melbourne Market is to become home to 3000 solar panels if a community funded solar project goes ahead.
With the recent release of the Federal Government whitepaper on power there has been a great deal of opposition from the state of Queensland.
This month Australian solar PV installations have reached the milestone of 2GW.
We believe the following stars deserve some love for their devotion to the cause of solar energy and sustainable living. These are the winners of the Solar Power Academy Awards.
Western Australia’s state owned regional power company Horizon Power have introduced solar smoothing devices to regulate the flow of power from solar systems in regional WA.
With the rapid increases in solar PV in the state, people without the systems may be disproportionately paying to maintain the WA power grid.
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