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SOLAR TRUMPS THEM ALL: NEW POLL FINDS OVERWHELMING SUPPORT
May 26, 2015
Almost three-quarters of Australians think our nation should put more emphasis on producing domestic energy from solar power, according to an Essential Poll released today. The new poll found that 71% of people think...
Read More ShareHAS SOLAR POWER BECOME TOO POPULAR IN AUSTRALIA?
May 25, 2015
The community’s overwhelming love of solar power has once again been confirmed with the release today of results from an Ipsos survey, commissioned by the federal Australian Renewable Energy Agency, according to Solar Citizens....
Read More ShareNETWORK CHARGES RESPONSIBLE FOR SOARING POWER BILLS
May 25, 2015
The practice of ‘gold plating’ of poles and wires makes up at least 50 per cent of the cost of most Australian’s electricity bills and have been by far the biggest cause of rising...
Read More Share7.7 million renewable energy jobs boom worldwide: Australia falls behind
May 20, 2015
Solar Citizens welcomes a new report by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) that shows there are now more than 7.7 million people employed by the renewable energy industry, worldwide. “In the past year...
Read More ShareSOLAR AND RENEWABLE JOBS, INVESTMENT: AUSTRALIA DESERVES BETTER
May 18, 2015
The decision announced today to slash the Renewable Energy Target will compromise Australia taking its proper place at the leading edge of the global boom in solar and renewable energy, according to Solar Citizens....
Read More ShareVictoria leads on the way forward for solar and renewables
May 14, 2015
Solar Citizens welcomes the news that Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has committed to reintroducing a Victorian Renewable Energy Target (VRET). “After the Federal Government took a wrecking ball to the Federal Target late last...
Read More ShareHARM TO RENEWABLE JOBS, INVESTMENT CONTINUES
May 12, 2015
Solar Citizens today welcomed Labor Cabinet’s rejection of the Abbott Government’s latest attempt to cut the Renewable Energy Target (RET), which keeps a 2-yearly mandated review. National Director Claire O’Rourke said the inclusion of...
Read More ShareSolar homeowners deliver hundreds of letters to Labor and call on them to keep their election promises on solar power
May 11, 2015
Solar Citizens will tomorrow deliver more than 650 individual letters from Queensland residents to Minister for Energy Mark Bailey calling on the State Government to implement their election promises to grow and protect solar...
Read More ShareSolar Citizens welcome Mike Nahan’s back down from attacks on solar households
May 11, 2015
What: Several solar homeowners will deliver a letter and petition to Minister Nahan’s office to demand he protect solar homeowners When: 11th May 2015Where: Dumas HouseTime: 2:45pm Solar Citizens have welcomed reports that WA...
Read More ShareACT LEADS CHARGE WITH NEXT STAGE OF LARGE SCALE SOLAR PROJECT
May 07, 2015
Solar Citizens has welcomed the ACT Government’s call today for Expressions of Interest to build a 50-megawatt solar farm in the capital region. The ACT has become a national leader by setting an ambitious...
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