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7 December, 2011
The debate on the ACT's solar electricity generation scheme took a bitter turn yesterday as the territory Government won the in-principal support it needs for the third tranche of its solar program.
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6 December, 2011
Household solar power rigs in Canberra have recorded a failure rate of more than 80 per cent in tests carried out in the past month.
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17 October, 2011
The Baillieu government has quietly cut access for most households to a second incentive to install new rooftop solar panels.
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15 October, 2011
More than 900 complaints about solar panel installations, worth $7 million, have been lodged with NSW Fair Trading this year...
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29 September, 2011
The Baillieu government has quietly cut access for most households to a second incentive to install new rooftop solar panels.
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Speculation is growing within the territory's solar industry that international companies are snapping up Canberra roof space to profit from the ACT's feed-in tariff...
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14 July, 2011
The ACT's household and medium-scale solar schemes closed without warning at midnight last night after reaching capacity in just two days.
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8 July, 2011
Amendments to the ACT Feed-in Tariff Scheme were passed in the ACT Legislative Assembly on 30 June 2011.
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1 July, 2011
Canberra households have been handed another chance to sign-up to the ACT Government's solar feed-in tariff scheme.
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30 June, 2011
The ACT Legislative Assembly will today vote on a Greens proposal to open up the medium-scale solar feed-in tariff scheme to households.
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7 June, 2011
The New South Wales Government has been forced into a major backdown over its planned cuts to a solar rebate scheme.
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5 June, 2011
THE ACT Government may have breached its cap on residential solar generation by as much as 30per cent.
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1 June, 2011
Minister for the Environment and Sustainable Development, Simon Corbell, has announced the closure of the Micro Generator component of the ACT Feed-In Tariff Scheme.
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1 June, 2011
The ACT Government's solar feed-in scheme for individual households is no more as of midnight.
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29 May, 2011
It’s hard not to notice the sudden rise of the solar industry. Almost everywhere you look there is a new company trying to sell you a system "before it is too late!"
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29 May, 2011
A RESPECTED adviser to the ACT Government on its solar feed-in tariff has warned the overly generous scheme was creating a fake gold rush that could lead to the industry's collapse unless it was reduced.
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27 May, 2011
The plan to wind down the NSW solar bonus scheme is giving other Australian states a bad name, with investments of at least $36 million at stake in the ACT.
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21 May, 2011
The NSW government has ordered a statewide safety audit of solar panels after nearly all rooftop installations inspected were found to be faulty.
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20 May, 2011
A record number of applications for solar generating systems in Canberra has left about 1400 people waiting for meter connections, with some likely to wait until about July.
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13 May, 2011
The NSW Government has today moved to ease the cost burden of the Solar Bonus Scheme by announcing the Scheme's permanent closure to new applicants.
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5 May, 2011
GREG Combet will today move to ease average household power price rises by about $50 a year by deepening cuts to incentives for people who install solar panels on their roofs.
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17 April, 2011
FRUSTRATED solar energy customers are being drummed into a frenzy of panic buying by a confusing myriad of state, territory and federal government schemes.
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2 April, 2011
The ACT Government has defied its regulatory advisers and maintained the price paid to householders for solar-generated electricity.
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18 March, 2011
The price paid to Canberrans who supply power from their rooftop solar panels to the electricity grid should be reduced, according to advice received by the ACT Government.
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17 February, 2011
The ACT has again set an Australian-first by passing legislation to allow for medium scale solar installations to access the ACT's highly successful feed-in tariff, Minister for Energy, Simon Corbell, said.
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17 January, 2011
Solar panels will be installed on Parliament House's roof as part of an effort to find long-term solutions to the building's energy needs, according to a senior official.
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22 December, 2010
There were more than 100,000 solar power systems installed across Australia last year which is more than in the previous decade combined.
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1 December, 2010
The Federal Government says it will start to phase out its solar credit scheme from July next year, a year earlier than planned.
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1 April, 2010
The ACT's nation leading feed-in tariff will pay solar generators a premium rate of 45.7c/kilowatt hour from July 1, 2010.
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26 February, 2010
The Rudd Government's Renewable Energy Target scheme will be enhanced to provide greater certainty for households, employees and businesses within the renewable energy industry, as we build the low pollution economy of the future.
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15 December 2009
South Australian's government announces: "Solar panels will be mandatory for all new and substantially refurbished government buildings from July 1 next year, Premier Mike Rann announced today." Read More >>
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