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Yallourn Power Station Image: Marcus Wong, CC BY-SA 3.0 Lawyers at Environmental Justice Australia (EJA) last week commenced legal proceedings to secure documents relating to pollution control technology at Yallourn. Yallourn Power Station in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley is powered by brown coal ripped out from Australia’s second-largest open-cut mine that is situated adjacent to the […]
Australia’s Clean Energy Regulator has published the Small-scale Technology Percentage (STP) for 2020. Drum roll.. The Regulator announced on Tuesday the STP has been set at 24.40%. This means liable entities such as electricity retailers will be required to surrender approximately 42.6 million Small-scale Technology Certificates (STCs) to meet their obligations under Australia’s Small-scale Renewable […]
SolarQuotes and Australia’s leading consumer advocacy group, CHOICE, have partnered to provide Australian households with an easy way to discover the financial benefits of installing solar panels. Founded in 1959 and originally named the Australian Consumers’ Association, CHOICE is a nonprofit consumer advocacy organisation that today boasts more than 160,000 members. Since its founding in […]
Image: UNSW The Berejiklian Government has announced recipients sharing in more than $15 million in grants for community energy projects in regional areas across New South Wales. Energy Minister Matt Kean said seven projects will be supported by the Regional Community Energy Fund, which provides grants to community energy projects that create innovative and/or dispatchable […]
South Australia’s Minister for Energy and Mining Dan van Holst Pellekaan has announced how much the state’s home battery subsidy will soon be reduced by. The Home Battery Scheme, which has been around since October 2018, was launched to support the installation of 40,000 solar battery systems across SA. Currently, the subsidy is $500 per […]
New England Solar Farm will be spread over three solar panel array areas (in blue) New South Wales’ Independent Planning Commission yesterday conditionally approved development of a $768-million solar farm in the Northern Tablelands region. UPC Renewables’ New England Solar Farm is to be situated around 6 kilometres east of Uralla. According to the Commission, […]
If you haven’t heard of the Dumaresq Solar Farm project in New South Wales yet, it’s probably because little has been written about it. The proposed project is to be located between the towns of Ashford and Bonshaw in Inverell Shire (North West Slopes region). Dumaresq Solar Farm is intended to be up to 190 […]
Victoria’s Andrews Government last week expanded its Solar Homes battery rebate scheme to a total of 247 eligible postcodes – and it’s not done yet. The rebate currently offers up to $4,838 off the cost of a solar battery system in eligible postcodes. There are a few conditions, including the property must already have a […]
[embedded content] The “solar rebate”, is it ending? How much is it worth and how do you claim it? SolarQuotes founder Finn Peacock provides an overview of Australia’s generous solar subsidy in 2020. Video transcript begins: Pretty much every month I get an email from someone that says something like this: “Hi, I’ve been quoted […]
UNSW Sydney is further distancing itself from fossil fuels by dumping more of its related investments. Last year UNSW ditched fossil fuel investments worth over $13 million – out of a total long-term investment portfolio of $29.5 million at the time – after a 5-year student-led campaign by the UNSW community. Yesterday the University announced […]
