Australia’s renewable energy industry is heading into a more promising and lucrative future with solar power and residential energy storage at centre stage.
Recent research suggests that solar energy within Australia is fast becoming the nation’s preferred energy source as opposed to the coal generated energy system.
The hotly contested Canning by-election could be decided by solar votes, with close to half of the electorate's homes sporting rooftop pv or solar hot water, according to Solar Citizens.
People living in solar households, solar business owners and workers and their supporters will hold a peaceful rally outside Liberal candidate Andrew Hastie's office on Thursday.
They have been disappointed by Tony Abbott ideological attacks on solar and siding with the big power companies and slashing the Renewable Energy Target.
Solar Citizens has welcomed the appointment of new Prime MInister Malcolm Turnbull as an opportunity for the Coalition to return to strong bipartisan support for better solar and renewable energy policy.
The Abbott government’s repeated attacks on renewable energy, including breaking its promises to the Australian public by slashing the Renewable Energy Target contributed to the government’s unpopularity and Mr Abbott’s demise.