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The federal government has announced a major expansion of Australia’s Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES), opening the door for much larger commercial rooftop solar systems to receive the same type of upfront incentive that helped drive Australia’s household solar boom. Under the proposal, the SRES threshold would increase tenfold from 100 kilowatts to 1 megawatt, […]

The fuel excise cut introduced to soften the impact of rising petrol prices finished at midnight on 2 August. From this point, petrol and diesel are taxed at the full rate again, so prices at the pump are climbing higher once again. It comes as new data out this week shows that electric and hybrid […]

There’s never a dull moment in the solarcoaster, but a GroWatt manager took things up a notch last week by getting themselves arrested after a dalliance with the Clean Energy Council (CEC). What Did The GroWatt Manager Offer The CEC? The reports are that the CEC was allegedly gifted a bag of green tea, but […]

This week SolarQuotes ticked over one million quote requests. Somewhere in a database is customer number one1, and somewhere in the queue right now is customer number one million. I thought it’d be a good excuse to look back. Some things about solar in Australia have changed almost beyond recognition. Other things haven’t budged an […]

Solar Sharer plans featuring free daytime electricity can be great value for EV owners – but there’s a catch. To make the most of the offer, you need a dedicated home charger set to run during the free hours. If you use a regular wall socket and try to guess the timing, you’ll barely cover […]