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SA Plan to Bring States Together Welcome As Federal Government Refuses to Back Responsible Clean Energy Plan
October 09, 2017
Solar Citizens has welcomed South Australian Premier Jay Weatherill’s call for the states to jointly create a Clean Energy Target following reports the Federal Government is signalling it will wash its hands of responsibility...
Read More ShareFederal Government Can’t Wash Its Hands of a Renewable Energy Future
October 09, 2017
Solar Citizens says Prime Minister Turnbull and Federal Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg cannot wash their hands of Australia’s energy policy following reports the government is moving away from implementing a Clean Energy Target. “Australians...
Read More ShareQueensland’s solar boom leads the country – cutting bills and creating jobs
September 22, 2017
For the first time, Queensland has overtaken NSW in creating jobs in the renewable energy industry. The monthly Renewable Energy Index calculates there are almost 6,500 Queenslanders working in the renewable energy sector. “This...
Read More ShareFairer access to solar a win for regional Qld consumers, small businesses
September 01, 2017
Today’s announcement by the Palaszczuk Government to expand the feed-in tariff for rooftop solar in regional Queensland is sensible policy that stands to help consumers and businesses, says Solar Citizens. Households and businesses on...
Read More ShareLNP renewables roadmap a dead end for clean energy
August 31, 2017
The LNP has come to the table with a renewable energy plan but it’s sorely lacking says advocacy organisation Solar Citizens. In Townsville at the Solar Council’s Powering North Queensland Summit, theLNP launched their...
Read More ShareVictorian Renewable Energy Legislation good news for the state.
August 23, 2017
Solar Citizens applauds the Victorian Government’s leadership on renewable energy with the introduction of legislation for a Victorian Renewable Energy Target (VRET) and the largest renewable energy auction in Australia of 650 megawatts. “The...
Read More ShareWin for solar owners with solar charges dropped
August 22, 2017
The Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) has dropped the proposal to let power network companies charge solar owners for feeding their electricity to the grid in the face of community opposition. [1] “It was...
Read More ShareBuilding Solar Thermal in Port Augusta Shines Light on Australia’s Big Renewable Opportunity
August 14, 2017
Premier Jay Weatherill and the South Australian Government’s sensible decision to back building the one of the world’s biggest solar thermal plants with storage in Port Augusta shines a light on Australia’s opportunity to...
Read More SharePolicy Needed To Ensure All Benefit from Clean and Affordable Solar with Storage
August 08, 2017
Solar Citizens is urging all sides of politics to commit to policies that support all South Australians, regardless of income, to have access to rooftop solar with storage as it becomes more affordable than...
Read More ShareWorld’s biggest battery points way to renewable and storage powered future
July 07, 2017
Solar Citizens has welcomed the South Australian Government’s announcement that the world’s biggest battery will be built in South Australia, as an example for the world. After a tender involving 91 projects, Tesla was...
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