3 December 2021: Townsville Hydrogen Cluster Announcement Just the First Step Solar Citizens today welcomes the announcement that National Energy Resources Australia (NERA) has named Townsville a hydrogen cluster, but says federal funding is...

23 November: Vanadium Plant Applauded as a Win for Townsville The Queensland government’s commitment to build and own a new vanadium processing plant in Townsville has today been applauded by community group Solar Citizens. ...

22 November 2021: Coal States Record Highest Electricity Prices The recently released Wholesale Markets Quarterly report from the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) shows the most coal dependent States in Australia’s National Electricity Market recorded...

15 November 2021: Last things first: WA Government rushing to cut off solar households The Western Australian Government wants to switch off rooftop solar systems as a ‘last resort’ measure for stabilising the grid,...

16 November: Queensland announces Renewable Energy Zone ambition The Queensland government has announced they plan to unlock 3,300MW of new renewable energy generation in the initial stages of developing their three Renewable Energy Zone...

1 November 2021: Queensland Falls Behind NSW, Vic in REZ Rollout Queensland is estimated to fall short of its 50 per cent renewable energy by 2030 target with new Australian government projections showing the...

29 September 2021: Fair Price for Solar Needed to Keep Cheap Renewable Energy in the Grid Community advocacy group Solar Citizens is calling for all states to introduce government mandated feed-in tariffs to ensure...

29 September 2021: NSW’s Climate Ambition Leaves Qld in the Dust NSW has this morning announced a more ambitious 50% emissions reduction target for 2030, leaving Queensland well behind most of Australia’s states and...

27 September 2021: Stronger Climate Action will Power Up Queensland Jobs As pressure builds for the Australian Government to adopt a net zero by 2050 climate target, analysis from community group Solar Citizens has...

September 22: Hydrogen Approval Demonstrates Why Townsville Shouldn’t Miss Out on Federal Funding. The approval of Edify Energy’s solar and hydrogen project at the Lansdown Eco-industrial site was today celebrated by community group Solar...