CBA Offers Home Loan Customers Cash Back For Solar Installations

CBA Offers Home Loan Customers Cash Back For Solar Installations

If you’re a Commonwealth Bank home loan customer who has installed a solar power system (or are about to), you may be eligible for $500 from the bank.  Commonwealth Bank says it is rewarding home loan customers who’ve made their home more energy efficient...
More Australian Councils Make Climate Emergency Declarations

More Australian Councils Make Climate Emergency Declarations

Three more Australian councils have declared climate emergencies in the past week – Lismore, Wollongong and Launceston. Meanwhile, the Australian Government is reportedly playing silly buggers at an important climate summit.  Wollongong City Council  At a Wollongong...
Hopes Dashed For Parliamentary Inquiry Into Solar Homes Stuff-Up

Hopes Dashed For Parliamentary Inquiry Into Solar Homes Stuff-Up

Victorian Labor MPs and three crossbenchers have prevented an inquiry into the Solar Homes PV rebate fiasco occurring; giving the Andrews Labor Government breathing space it shouldn’t have.  Just to very briefly recap the Solar Homes saga to date as it has been going...
Folding Solar Panel Arrays For Huge Australian PV Project

Folding Solar Panel Arrays For Huge Australian PV Project

Australia’s 5B confirmed yesterday its Maverick system has been selected as the preferred technology for Sun Cable’s 10GW solar farm.  Sun Cable’s proposed Australia-Singapore Power Link is a $20 billion project to be constructed at a site near Tennant Creek in the...
Who Has The Cheapest Electricity Plans For Solar Owners?

Who Has The Cheapest Electricity Plans For Solar Owners?

The cheapest electricity plans for 6.5kW solar owners (with median self-consumption) are Amaysim, Origin, and Energy Australia.  The three most populous states — and South Australia — all have electricity retailer choice.  This gives people the freedom to choose the...