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NSW Government undermines election promise on renewable energy
Tuesday, May 1st, 2012
12 April 2012 Calls by the NSW Government to abondon Australia’s 20 per cent Renewable Energy Target (RET) undermine a key state election commitment as well as putting billions of dollars of renewable energy investment at risk, the Clean Energy Council said today. Clean Energy Council acting Chief Executive Kane Thornton said the timing of [...]
Push For Solar Hot Water Rebate March 5, 2012
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012
A rare alliance of the opposition and the Greens will push for the reversal of the government’s decision to immediately cut off the solar hot water rebate scheme. The opposition has a private member’s bill to be introduced in the next sitting, to require the government to commit to remaining funds allocated to the scheme [...]
Local Company Slams State Govt & Local MP
Friday, July 8th, 2011
Leading local solar power company Pyramid Power has reacted angrily to State MP Andrew Constance’s letter to residents lauding the Government’s achievements in it’s first 100 days in office. Managing Director of Pyramid Power, Steve Garrett says “with all due respect to the recipients of benefits through the Government’s claimed local achievements, what about the [...]
Solar is better than investing in shares!
Thursday, June 16th, 2011
A recent article by an independent think tank Per Capita has revealed that investing in Solar power can be more profitable than investing in shares of BHP Billiton or banks or in the property market. This new finding brings a new lease of life for existing and potential users of Solar including many retirees who [...]
Electricity Prices to Rise 30% by 2013
Wednesday, June 15th, 2011
Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has projected a 30% rise in the electricity prices by 2013. Contribution of Renewable Energy to the price rise is only about 4.5% which some might consider as a small price to pay to help decrease carbon emissions and begin a clean, renewable energy future. The report will hopefully help [...]
Net Metering Guaranteed in NSW
Saturday, June 11th, 2011
Government has reconfirmed their commitment to guarantee solar connection by allowing connections to the grid. All electricity retailers are still continuing to accept and connect applications for net metering. It has also been established that electricity distribution network operators will be required to have at least one form of standard contract allowing the connection of [...]
Solar Industry Continues to Shine with Another Big Win!
Tuesday, June 7th, 2011
NSW Retrospective legislation Dropped! The NSW government backed down on the controversial legislation to retrospectively reduce payments for the energy generation under Solar Bonus Scheme from 60c to 40c and close the tariff for new application by 28th April 2011 Strong campaigns lead by AuSES and SEIA with the support of the NSW public have [...]
ACT Closes on Solar Scheme
Wednesday, June 1st, 2011
-To see the official ACT Media Release CLICK HERE
Rising Electricity Retail Tariffs : 1 July 2011 to 30 June 2013
Wednesday, May 25th, 2011
-To view the official report for the expected extent of electricity price rises, please CLICK HERE
Government Ceases Solar Rebates in NSW
Thursday, May 19th, 2011
- CLICK HERE to view the official media release by the NSW government.
NSW Solar Bonus Scheme (Feed-in Tariff)
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
The NSW government has announced an immediate suspension of its Solar Bonus Scheme, which initially offered a “gross” Feed-in Tariff (FiT) of 60 cents, before dropping it to 20 cents on 27 October 2010. Whilst the government is still to provide full details of transitional arrangements, our understanding is that customers who had paid deposits [...]
Federal Solar Credits Scheme
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
The Federal Government announced on 5th May 2011 that the Solar Credits multiplier (on the first 1.5 kW of any system) would be reduced to 3-times multiplier after midnight on 30 June 2011. The original arrangements for the scheme were that the multiplier would reduce to 4-times multiplier after 30 June 2011. Transitional Arrangements PV [...]
Social Security income test treatment of feed-in tariffs for electricity generated by solar panels
Monday, August 30th, 2010
Until 14 May 2010 all solar feed-in tariffs paid to pensioners were assessed as income for Social Security pension purposes, whether paid through a cash payment or as an electricity account credit. This policy reflected the broad objective of the income test to take into account all forms of income, in order to target income [...]
National Solar Schools program re-opens
Wednesday, July 14th, 2010
Primary and secondary schools across Australia will have access to funding for solar panels and rainwater tanks from 15 July 2010, under new funding for the National Solar Schools Program.
Under the National Solar Schools Program, grants of up to $50,000 ($100,000 for multi-campus schools) are awarded to eligible primary and secondary schools to install solar and other renewable power systems, rainwater tanks and a range of energy efficiency measures.
Large-scale solar panel installation for Adelaide
Friday, July 9th, 2010
A major solar panel installation involving 300 solar panels will be launched today on the roof of a cutting-edge industrial building in Adelaide.
An initiative of the Adelaide Solar City project, the Keylink Industrial Estate is one of eight well-known local buildings selected to use the sun’s energy to generate electricity.
Green loans transition to Green Start
Thursday, July 8th, 2010
The Green Loans program will be phased out in the coming months and will transition to a new Green Start program, Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water, Senator Penny Wong, announced today.
The announcement follows consideration by the Government of a series of reviews, including the inquiry by Ms Patricia Faulkner AO into the Green Loans program. These reports – the Faulkner Inquiry, Resolution Consulting Services report and the Protiviti Consulting report – have all been publicly released today on the Department’s website and will be tabled in the Senate.
Businesses to go carbon neutral
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010
A new Carbon Neutral Program is to be implemented by the Australian Carbon Trust, the Government has today announced.
Minister for Climate Change, Energy Efficiency and Water, Senator Penny Wong, said the Carbon Neutral Program – an initiative of the National Carbon Offset Standard (NCOS) – will allow businesses to certify their products, services or operations as carbon neutral.
Businesses will apply to the Carbon Trust for use of the NCOS logo (see below). If they are successful, they will be able to use this logo to market their products and services.
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