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Payments to Unreliable Coal and Gas Slammed
June 20, 2022
20 June 2022: Payments to Unreliable Coal and Gas Slammed Community group Solar Citizens has today slammed plans by the Energy Security Board to implement a capacity market that would include payments to ageing...
Read More ShareSolar Citizens Responds to Sun Tax Scare
June 15, 2022
15 June 2022: Solar Citizens Responds to Sun Tax Scare There is no indication that the Queensland Government is considering implementing the sun tax, says community group Solar Citizens. “When the Australian Energy Market...
Read More ShareRio Tinto’s Renewables Shift Signals Need for More Grid Support
June 09, 2022
9 June 2022: Rio Tinto’s Renewables Shift Signals Need for More Grid Support Solar Citizens today welcomes Rio Tinto’s calls for 4000 MW of renewable energy to be developed in Queensland to power its...
Read More ShareRegional Queensland Power Bills to Rise as Fossil Fuel Prices Bite
May 31, 2022
31 May 2022: Regional Queensland Power Bills to Rise as Fossil Fuel Prices Bite Residential power prices in regional Queensland will rise on average by 9.2 per cent from July 1st following the Queensland...
Read More ShareSkyrocketing Fossil Fuels Price to Hit Household Power Bills
May 26, 2022
26 May 2022: Skyrocketing Fossil Fuels Price to Hit Household Power Bills The Default Market Offer for retail electricity prices has today been announced for Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia, setting up...
Read More ShareVoters Choose Action in the Climate Election
May 23, 2022
23 May 2022: Voters Choose Action in the Climate Election The federal election result shows that the climate narrative has shifted and Australians want real action on climate and clean energy, says community group...
Read More SharePlan to Charge Up Queensland Battery Manufacturing Welcomed
May 12, 2022
12 May 2022: Plan to Charge Up Queensland Battery Manufacturing Welcomed Solar Citizens today welcomes a plan by the Federal Labor Opposition to kickstart battery manufacturing in Queensland by partnering with the Queensland Government...
Read More ShareClean energy scorecard shines spotlight on election greenwashing
May 12, 2022
12 May 2022: Clean energy scorecard shines spotlight on election greenwashing Solar Citizens have launched their 2022 election to show voters what the major parties are really bringing to the table on renewable energy...
Read More ShareTownsville Hydrogen Hub Funding Celebrated
April 26, 2022
26 April 2022: Townsville Hydrogen Hub Funding Celebrated Community group Solar Citizens has today welcomed the announcement by the Morrison Government that they will allocate up to $70 million to turn the city into...
Read More ShareQueensland Backs New Wind Farms in Welcomed Announcement
March 17, 2022
17 March 2022: Queensland Backs New Wind Farms in Welcomed Announcement An announcement today that the Queensland Government will invest $192.5 million to build a 250 MW wind farm at Wambo near Dalby has...
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