Tag Archives: solar PV

Adding an EV cut the payback point of our solar panel investment in half

Posted on March 15, 2015 by groundswellbasscoast

Here’s a story from USA with 2011 prices for solar PV,  big bucks but…”That works out to $2,400 a year in gasoline savings and when added to the $2,500 in electricity bills we’re no longer paying each year, you get … Continue reading →

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Solar-powered public EV charging station opens in NSW – Australia’s first

Posted on January 30, 2015 by groundswellbasscoast

NSW coastal shire of Ballina has become Australia’s first to boast a solar-powered public electric vehicle (EV) charging station, with the launch on Thursday of a 45kW “car shade” installation in a town south of Byron Bay…PV/EV charging station, installed … Continue reading →

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Historic goldfields school strikes solar gold with community-funded system

Posted on January 14, 2015 by groundswellbasscoast

Chewton Primary School – located in the historic goldfields region in central Victoria – has struck gold as it received large financial support from the community to help install a 4kW rooftop solar system. Over $3,000 of online donations and over $2,000 … Continue reading →

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Canberra solar owners offered storage with sell and buy against high/low spot price

Posted on January 8, 2015 by groundswellbasscoast

National roll out is expected after this proving trial but here’s an example of how much the electricity supply business is about to change. It’s a system which automatically exports battery power to the grid when prices are high and … Continue reading →

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Solar grid parity – why Australia leads the world

Posted on May 21, 2014 by groundswellbasscoast

Our solar PV prices are now so low, while our retail electricity prices are so high that we’re actually leading the world!! Almost makes you feel sorry for our contrarian, denialist leaders. >readmore> RenewEconomy

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Hanwha Q Cells PV One Of Denmark’s Largest Retirement Homes

Posted on May 8, 2014 by groundswellbasscoast

What’s remarkable is that this installation is as big as 345kW or 30% of size of LoyYangB(the one other than Hazelwood owned by Gdf-SUEZ)! Is it time we held our breath  in anticipation of such an initiative here, for so … Continue reading →

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How rooftop solarPV keeps electricity $ down:

Posted on January 29, 2014 by groundswellbasscoast

For Victoria, the real peak demand reached 10,465 MW, on 14 Jan 2014, which is slightly higher than the level reached back in in the lead up to Black Saturday in January 2009. “Solar PV’s contribution has been a lot … Continue reading →

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Best investment rooftop solar PV

Posted on January 22, 2014 by groundswellbasscoast

Click below to see a clear graphic to show how much your own rooftop PV can earn you more money than anything in the share market or real estate speculation. >readmore> RenewEconomy

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Don’t tax the sun

Posted on December 6, 2013 by groundswellbasscoast

New report by Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) – one of the main organisations in charge of our energy system. The AEMC is bowing to big power companies and claiming that solar homes are being subsidised by other energy consumers. That’s right. They … Continue reading →

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Solar silicon wafers below 20c/watt

Posted on November 25, 2013 by groundswellbasscoast

Short but couldn’t be simpler. >readmore> ClimateSpectator

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