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Hervey Bay Solar Projects
Hervey Bay solar solar projects
Hervey Bay will soon be on Australia’s solar map as two of the community solar farms begin construction. A total of $4 million of solar power investments will take footing at Hervey Bay hospital and Wide Bay Water Corporation opening green related jobs, boosting local solar industry and saving hundreds of tonnes of carbon each year.
South Australia Claims Cheaper Technology is Costing More
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Cut-price solar systems are leaving householders short-changed on promised power savings, claims independent watchdog Consumers South Australia. Residents are reporting faulty systems, requiring replacement or upgrading which is costing them hundreds of dollars in lost solar power generation.
Victorians Confused by Carbon Costs
Victorian councils are demanding greater clarity about how to price landfill waste under the carbon tax. Five weeks from the scheme’s introduction, councils say they are waiting for guidance from the Federal Government about setting a price for waste.
20% Efficiency Barrier Broken
Leading Australian research in solar energy has produced new photovoltaic solar cells that recently broke the 20% barrier for efficiency in capturing the sun’s energy, the highest ever efficiency for a low-cost commercial silicon solar cell.
Mallee Region Solar Project
Mallee Region
The Baillieu government will support a revised push to build a massive solar power project in Victoria’s Mallee region, but has refused to say how much money it is committing.
Victorian Tariffs to be Cut
Incentives for Victorian households to install rooftop solar panels would be slashed under a shake-up proposed by the state government’s productivity adviser. In a draft review released last week, the Victorian Competition and Efficiency Commission (VCEC) recommended that energy companies be mostly free to set the price paid to households for solar power they feed back into the electricity grid.
Splurge to Save
Melbourne’s outer west has the most solar energy in the state, a new report has revealed, with solar panels in Caroline Springs, Deer Park, Hoppers Crossing, Truganina, Mount Cottrell, Eynesbury and surrounding suburbs accounting for about 50 per cent of all panels in Victoria.
Costly Miscommunication
Miscommunication
Energy Minister Peter Collier has blamed a breakdown in communication with energy provider Synergy for the $46 million solar scheme cost blow out. Mr Collier has come under fire after it was revealed the scheme’s estimated cost was more than tripled, with the final bill likely to be even higher after it took the government a whole month to end the scheme once capacity was reached.
Solar Feed-in Tariff scheme Blow-Out
The Energy Minister says the government’s solar feed-in tariff scheme is expected to blow out by $60 million over the next four years. The program subsidises the power bills of householders who have installed grid-connected solar panels.