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WORLD’S LARGEST BRANDS COMMIT TO 100% RENEWABLE GOAL: WILL AUSTRALIA FOLLOW?
December 08, 2015
Some of the world’s largest brands including the BMW Group and Coca-Cola have announced at the Paris climate talks that they will source 100% of their electricity from renewable energy such as solar. They...
Read More SharePlans for WA ‘sun tax’ condemned by Solar Citizens
December 01, 2015
Western Australia’s more than 191,000 solar homeowners are angered by a plan from the State-owned electricity provider Synergy to slug solar rooftop owners with an unfair ‘sun tax’. Solar Citizens Consumer Campaigner, Reece Turner,...
Read More ShareSOLAR POWER IS SUMMER’S SIZZLING SUCCESS STORY
December 01, 2015
More than 1.4 million homes across Australia will celebrate the start of Summer today and the peak cost savings on their electricity bill from generating energy from their rooftop during the sunniest months of...
Read More ShareCHRISTOPHER PYNE FAILS TO STAND UP FOR SOLAR: LOCAL RESIDENTS DISMAYED
November 30, 2015
Solar Citizens in South Australia have been left disappointed that local member Christopher Pyne refused to take the Stand Up For Solar pledge in a recent meeting. Solar Citizens members met with one of...
Read More ShareAUSTRALIA MUST MATCH CLEAN ENERGY TECH GROWTH FOR THE FUTURE, WITH STRONGER SOLAR SUPPORT FOR TODAY
November 30, 2015
Solar Citizens has welcomed media reports that Malcolm Turnbull has signed-up to a multi-billion dollar global innovation plan that would double government investment in clean energy research and development over the next five years....
Read More ShareAUSTRALIANS BACK GOAL OF AT LEAST 50% RENEWABLES BY 2030
November 27, 2015
Labor’s renewed commitment today to embrace clean energy and set a goal of at least 50% of renewable energy by 2030 is supported by the majority of Australians. A recent Essential Research poll found...
Read More ShareSouth Australia leads the way towards a clean energy future
November 25, 2015
Solar Citizens welcomes the South Australian Government's announcement of a transition towards a low carbon economy with a report released today recommending a road map to South Australia being powered by 100 per cent...
Read More ShareWILL AUSTRALIA CASH IN OR MISS OUT ON THE GLOBAL RENEWABLE ENERGY BOOM?
November 25, 2015
A new report released by the Climate Council today reveals the world is in the middle of a dramatic renewable energy boom, with clean energy investment growing 43% since 2009 worldwide. Solar Citizens Campaigns...
Read More ShareQueensland solar homes want rapid uptake of batteries to power homes for longer: new survey
November 24, 2015
Home battery storage is set to revolutionise the way homes and cars get their energy, and Queensland’s solar homeowners want their state to lead the charge. A survey released today of nearly 700 solar...
Read More ShareNSW GOVERNMENT MUST LEGISLATE TO PREVENT DISCRIMINATION AGAINST SOLAR HOMEOWNERS
November 24, 2015
The NSW Government should rule out any plan by the State Government-owned electricity networks for a new charge on solar homes, according to Solar Citizens. Following a Channel 7 news story last night, the...
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