Guide to Solar Power in Australia
Victoria Rebates to replace existing gas hot water systems with solar hot water systems. Metropolitan Melbourne: $300 – $1,500 Regional Victoria: $400 – $1,600 Rebates vary for solar hot water systems depending on their size (amount of water produced) and performance (solar contribution), as well as relative cost of installation. Visit http://www.resourcesmart.vic.gov.au/for_households_3096.html for further details. [...]
Both Federal and State Governments offer a number of incentives for home owners and businesses to go Solar. Solar Power On 1 January 2011 the Renewable Energy Target was split into LRET – (the Large-scale Renewable Energy Target ) and the SRES (Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme). RECs created from 2001 to end 2010 are reclassified [...]
If you are feed up with paying so much for your electricity and so thinking of making the switch to solar energy then there has never been a more affordable time to do so! It is not a decision to rush into though, and there are many factors that will affect how much return you [...]
Here’s some introductory information for Solaroffer.com.au visitors explaining what Solar Panels actually are. Solar panels also known as arrays of photovoltaic cells, make use of energy from the sun, and provide a clean solution to collecting solar energy. Solar panels convert sunlight into energy when the sunlight hits the the solar panel’s cells and the [...]
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New Federal Government regulations will spark a resurgence of consumers purchasing solar hot water systems, according to the renewable energy industry’s peak body Clean Energy Council. Clean Energy Council Policy Director Russell Marsh said new data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics yesterday showed just under one in ten people had a solar hot [...]
A few years ago, renewable energy was not getting people’s attention. But for the past two years, non-renewable energy was not steadily supplied and the oil price keeps rising up. Energy issues become to constrain national’s economic development. In response to high oil prices, countries around the world launched a new energy strategy, which is [...]
The Solar Hot Water Rebate (REBS) was setup by the Federal Governent of Australia to assist households in saving money on power bills and reduce household carbon emissions. The largest single source of greenhouse gas emissions in the the average Australian household is Water heating. Water heating accounted for around 23 per cent of household [...]
Some consumers are wondering if solar PV systems are still a wise investment despite all the uncertainty in the feed in tariff scheme. Most of the Australian states have nearly reached their Feed in tariff caps, and following the abrupt closure of the NSW scheme is the imminent cut in the Victorian Tariff. Unlike in [...]
Solar water heating systems are one of the most cost-effective solutions to generate hot water for your home. Solar hot water systems can be used in any climate and since the fuel they use comes from the sun, the energy used to heat your water is absolutely free. Solar water heating uses the sun to [...]