Australians are no longer able to count on revenue generated from excess solar energy feeding into the grid, so they are turning to energy storage solutions to keep excess energy for themselves. Falling by the wayside, Australia’s household solar feed-in tariff (FIT) schemes have entered their first wave of drastic … [continued]
Via the good folks at Renew Economy: Victoria’s Coalition government has announced it is cutting the state’s solar feed-in tariff from 25 cents per kilowatt-hour to just 8c/kWh – approximately one third the current retail rate for electricity in Victoria. The Baillieu government’s energy minister, Michael O’Brien, announced the … [continued]
Here are some awesome stats and graphs on Australian rooftop solar, via REnew Economy: The latest data from the Australian Clean Energy Regulator shows that more than 750 000 homes in Australia are now equipped with solar PV panels totalling almost 1.7 GW of installed capacity says the Sustainable … [continued]
Hordes of Queensland residents are trying to get in on the 44 Australian cents per kilowatt hour government kickback for homes that export power back to the electricity grid. Beginning on July 9, solar PV incentives dropped to 8 cents per kilowatt hour. According to Australian power company Energex, … [continued]
The Queensland state government has announced that its Solar Bonus Feed-in Tariff scheme will be reduced to 8c per kilowatt-hour for those who submit applications after midnight 9 July 2012. The scheme currently offers solar system owners 44c for every kilowatt-hour of solar electricity that they feed into the power … [continued]
