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Race for a Renewable Energy Future
July 17, 2018
Written by Hyacinthe Uwizera, Solar Citizens intern. I find it disappointing that the Federal Government is dragging its feet when it comes to repowering Australia with clean, cheap renewable power, especially considering recent survey results...
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July 06, 2018
Written by Solar Citizens volunteer Peter Youll. If you have a smart meter in NSW and are on a standard, flat electricity rate, it might be time to look at changing to time-of-use rates....
Read More Share10 Things To Know About Batteries
June 05, 2018
Written by Abby Bower, Solar Citizens intern. The storage revolution is here! And it’s coming to homes across Australia. Home battery storage is looking better than ever - in fact, nearly 21,000 Australian households installed a...
Read More ShareKeeping Solar FiT
May 18, 2018
Written by Pauline Tan, Solar Citizens volunteer. After the Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) proposed to cut the benchmark solar feed-in tariff (FiT) in NSW from 11.9-15c/kWh to 7.5c/kWh, the Sydney Solar Citizens...
Read More ShareSolar Citizens welcomes new National Director
April 04, 2018
We’re excited to report that Solar Citizens has a new National Director! Joseph Scales has been appointed by the Solar Citizens board as our new National Director and will be starting with us at...
Read More ShareSouth Australian Renewable Energy Election Guide
March 08, 2018
On March 17, South Australians will go to the polls. South Australia leads the world in renewable energy, but South Australians are still being ripped off by big power companies. That’s why the next...
Read More ShareHistory and State of Solar Shingles
March 07, 2018
Written by Solar Citizens supporter Kyle Pennell. Back in 2016, Tesla acquired solar panel installer and manufacturer SolarCity to help it produce a new product, the solar roof. Tesla’s solar roof is made of...
Read More ShareSouth Australia should aim for 100% renewables by 2025, not 50%
February 08, 2018
South Australia can show the rest of the nation how to build an energy system that makes people's lives better. But to get there, whichever party is elected at the March 17 state election...
Read More ShareRenters and low-income households feel the heat more than others
January 10, 2018
On Sunday western Sydney baked. When I checked my phone at 2pm it was 43 degrees in my area – a heat so intense that my Opal card melted when it was left in...
Read More ShareFeed-in Tariffs in SA
November 28, 2017
South Australia is a leader in solar – there are hundreds of thousands of solar homes across the state that are pumping out clean power and slashing electricity bills for both solar owners and...
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