Jan 29
WARNING
In the event your property is effected by flooding, your PV system is designed to immediately cut off power in the event that the grid supply is cut off. Please DO NOT try to turn your inverter back on to provide power whilst mains power is [...]
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Dec 9
It’s been a rumour for some weeks, but Greg Combet the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, announced amendments to Solar Credits on the 1st December that he says “will ensure that households continue to contribute to the cost of installing solar systems and pressure on electricity prices is eased”.
Under the Solar Credits amendments, [...]
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Oct 28
We do keep saying it, the one constant in the various state based solar power feed in tariff’s in Australia is governments changing them without warning.
The latest, and most dramatic change has just happened in NSW yesterday. The NSW Premier Kristina Keneally said the Solar Bonus Scheme has been an overwhelming success – exceeding all [...]
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Oct 22
This just in from the Queensland Minister for Natural Resources, Mines and Energy Stephen Robertson. “The price of electricity in Queensland has always been competitive when compared to other States” he said today.
Mr Robertson said household electricity prices as set by the independent Queensland Competition Authority are less than charges in NSW, South Australia and [...]
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Oct 20
With NSW Solar Bonus Scheme under review, leading renewable energy company Ingenero is alerting households of the window of opportunity to still purchase a solar energy system and be eligible for the unrivalled benefits of the scheme.
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Oct 15
Watch our video from the building of the Alice Springs airport solar power station.
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Mar 1
The Federal Government has been very busy lately, rearranging its support for the solar industry and support for householders installing domestic solar power and hot water.
And once again it has proved the general rule that, if attractive supports (e.g. rebates) are available to go solar, grab them quick before they are reduced or withdrawn.
Solar hot [...]
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Feb 20
The airwaves are currently pulsing with more warnings about possible dangers in products used in the Federal Government’s green home schemes. While there is a lot of talk, the Clean Energy Council has today reassured everyone that there have been no cases of Solar Panels causing house fires.
We are fortunate that in Australia our building [...]
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Feb 10
We’ve done some analysis on the differences between gas hot water, electric hot water and solar hot water systems and the results are telling.
Electric hot water is five times more expensive than electric-boosted solar and 10 times more expensive than gas-boosted solar. Electric hot water also produces more than 14 times more greenhouse gas emissions [...]
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Feb 4
Federal Government’s Green Loans program has been getting a bit of negative media lately, with their accreditation program targeted. However it’s important not to throw the baby out with the bathwater.
Green Loans is a scheme to give householders up to $10,000 interest-free over four years to pay for environment improvements to their homes.
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Jan 19
The NSW Government has just decreased (on 15 January 2010) the rebate they pay on solar hot water systems and heat pumps, proving once again that if a rebate is on offer from a government, grab it while it lasts.
Residents of NSW can now claim a $300 rebate if they switch from electric to solar [...]
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Jan 14
The shift to sustainable living is being promoted almost universally these days, but where do you go for good information and well researched analysis?
Magazines, both on line and in the newsagents, are a helpful source. Here are few to look out for:
Green, for homeowners demanding information and inspiration on sustainable architecture and landscape design.
G Magazine, [...]
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Jan 4
There has been lots in the media lately about electricity prices going up. This is unsurprising, when organisations such as the Australian Energy Market Operator predicts the wholesale price of electricity may more than double next year, and increase two and a half times over the next 20 years.
While wholesale electricity prices account for roughly [...]
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Dec 20
Less than 9 months ago, the Sunshine Coast Environment Council kicked off the 1,000 Solar Roofs Challenge. Last Saturday, Councillor Keryn Jones congratulated all participants on the amazingly successful program and announced that SCEC is going for the next level with the 10,000 Solar Roofs Project.
According to Energex, the Sunshine Coast is the region with [...]
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Dec 11
Saturday 12 December
As part of the Global Climate Campaign International Day of Action, SCEC is holding the Sunshine Coast regional event to coincide with the annual United Nations Climate Talks which are taking place this year in Copenhagen, Denmark on December 7th to 18th 2009.
Synchronised demonstrations around the world on Saturday December 12th 2009 will [...]
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Dec 9
It’s good to see Queensland electricity retailers are stepping up the rate they pay customers on the net feed-in tariff for solar energy.
AGL recently announced a “Premium Solar Rebate” – customers can now be paid 52 cents for every kilowatt hour of electricity they produce on their rooftops but don’t use.
AGL has beaten Origin’s feed-in [...]
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Nov 30
Today the Mayor of the Sunshine Coast, Cr Bob Abbot officially opened our Sunshine Coast facilities.
Ingenero CEO Steve McRae was in charge of showing Cr Abbot around our new office, warehouse and call centre in Warana. The day was made even more special by quite a bit of media attention for the event.
Their interest was [...]
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Nov 23
After 18 months of promoting solar energy, I finally got my own solar power system installed. The first full day of it running produced 11.1kWh. My mind jumped ahead: “11.1kWh in a day multiplied by 365 is 4,051.5kWh. We are with Origin, so we receive 50c per kWh that goes back into the grid. That [...]
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Nov 19
From January 2010, anyone selling a home in Queensland must provide the buyer with a sustainability declaration, which specifies the sustainability features incorporated in the dwelling. The two page document is designed to be completed by the seller and spells out the probable dollar savings of certain features.
For example, a 1kW solar power system is [...]
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Nov 14
We’ve outgrown our Sunshine Coast office and are moving to 3/5 Premier Circuit, Warana Qld 4575.
Our new postal address is PO Box 948, Buddina Qld 4575.
Our telephone number (free call 1800 99 33 34) remains unchanged.
We will be vacating our old offices at 11 Sunshine Beach Road, Noosa Heads on Friday 13 November 2009.
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