The Southern Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (SSROC) has signed a local government solar energy agreement that will provide councils with fixed-price solar power from Moree Solar Farm for ten years.
ARENA is helping fund Australia’s first online marketplace to boost commercial renewable energy. The Business Renewables Centre (BRC) will receive $500,000 from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency to encourage businesses to switch to clean energy like solar panels.
Tasmania, ACT and South Australia are the leading renewable energy states, while Western Australia, and Northern Territory trail behind. That’s the finding of a Climate Council report, which shows more solar PV capacity was added globally in 2017 than coal, natural gas and nuclear combined.
The majority of residents are willing to pay for Alice Springs solar farms to get lower energy prices, according to an independent survey. Community solar group RePower Alice Springs says more than 80 per cent of 542 residents surveyed are willing to put between $1,000 and $5,000 into investing in solar power infrastructure in the city in Australia’s desert heart.