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NSW Government Revamps Solar Feed In Tariff Scheme

October 27, 2010 by Darren

Effective midnight tonight, the NSW Government has announced a revamping of the Solar Bonus Scheme – the gross feed-in tariff for solar electricity has been reduced from 60c per kWh to 20c per kWh.

Posted in: Electricity, Illawarra Businesses Tagged: Australia, Electricity, ETS, nsw government, SHCP, solar feed-in tariff, solar grid-connect, solar installations, solar panels

Residential Solar Power: Is The Income Taxable?

May 14, 2010 by Darren

There has been a bit of a storm in a teacup lately in the Australian press, claiming that all those people who “bought into the hype” and installed solar panels on their homes will now have to pay tax on the income they receive for any electricity generated. Of course it’s very easy for the … [Read more…]

Posted in: Electricity, Science and Technology Tagged: Australia, Electricity, pv, solar array, solar installations, solar panels, solar power, solar power system, solar systems

Solar Power On It’s Way!

December 18, 2008 by Darren

We received an email last night from Earth Utility confirming our order for a 1 kW solar power system. They also phoned today to make sure we were kept informed. I’m really happy with their service so far. **WARNING:** Earth Utility appears to be in trouble (updated 28-04-2010). Now it’s just a matter of waiting … [Read more…]

Posted in: Electricity Tagged: Australia, carbon emissions, Earth Utility, incentive schemes, micro hydro, renewable energy, solar feed-in tariff, solar grid-connect, solar installations, solar panels, solar power, solar power system, solar rebate

Guerrilla Solar

December 10, 2008 by Darren

I just read an interesting article in [ReNew Magazine Issue 104](http://shop.ata.org.au/cart.php?target=product&product_id=16521&category_id=300) about the [guerrilla solar movement](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_Guerrilla) and one individual’s experiments with his unapproved DIY grid-connect solar panels. It’s not as dangerous as it sounds. Solar guerrillas use commercial mains power inverters which meet the relevant international standards to feed their electricity into the grid. You … [Read more…]

Posted in: Electricity Tagged: DIY, Electricity, electricity meter, guerrilla solar, mains power, mother earth news, power inverters, solar array, solar installations, solar power, solar systems

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