Solar Citizens has today welcomed Labor’s plans for upgrading Australia’s transmissions system to enable clean renewable energy like wind and solar. ‘Australia is well overdue for a government with a commitment to planning for...

7 October 2020: Copperstring Deal Will Provide Cheap Energy Boost Solar Citizens has today welcomed the State Government’s commitment to seeing the building of Copperstring 2.0 – which will enable clean renewable energy to power...

Solar Citizens today welcomes the Federal Government's announcement for $1.4 billion over 10 years for ARENA, but condemns the mandate change that will allow the agency to fund fossil fuels."We welcome Morrison’s announcement of...

Ellen Roberts, National Director of Solar Citizens said, 'Scott Morrison’s pledge of public money for gas fired power for the Hunter Valley will lock the region in to higher power prices.''Towns currently dependent on gas...

8 September 2020: 12,000 Queensland jobs at risk if LNP ditches QRET A new report by community group Solar Citizens has found that the Queensland LNP’s policy position to ditch the state’s 50% renewable energy...

Solar Citizens has today welcomed the announcement by the Queensland Government to support the building of publicly owned renewable energy generation through a $500 million Renewable Energy Fund. "This is great news – it will mean...

Solar Citizens has today welcomed an agreement between Goldwind and Stanwell Corporation for the supply of power from Goldwind’s Clarke Creek wind farm in the north of Rockhampton. "It’s great to see Stanwell Corporation...

20 August 2020: Queensland Government Announces First Step Towards 13,400 Ongoing Clean Energy Jobs Solar Citizens today congratulates the Queensland Government on their announcement to invest $145 million to develop Renewable Energy Zones in...

19 August 2020: Queensland Not on Track to Reach 50 per cent Renewables, Despite Announcements New analysis from Green Energy Markets has found that Queensland is only on track to meet 37.5 per cent...

30 July 2020: Queensland LNP MP Calls for More Privately-owned Electricity GenerationA week after Queensland’s Shadow Energy Minister Michael Hart said the state LNP had no intention of investing in new coal generation in Queensland, MP...