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Troubleshooting solar power systems

February 13, 2012

We are often called by home owners about systems that are not working… systems that they have purchased from someone else just 1 or 2 years ago, and that have either stopped working, or are failing to live up to expectations. In many cases, the company that sold them the system has gone out of [...]

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Residential Solar Power In The Sunshine State

November 27, 2011

Residential Solar Power In The Sunshine State The first question is usually how is business and then followed by are there still rebates for solar in Queensland? Well I am very excited to tell you that the answer is YES – a big YES indeed!! Queensland you are the lucky state with an excellent Solar [...]

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Queensland Government Solar Bonus Scheme

November 27, 2011

The Queensland Government has changed the eligibility criteria for the Solar Bonus Scheme to ensure the Scheme remains cost-effective for all Queenslanders. What is the Solar Bonus Scheme? The Queensland Government Solar Bonus Scheme (the Scheme) pays eligible households and other small customers for the surplus electricity generated from solar photovoltaic (PV) panel systems, which [...]

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Solar Power and Basix

November 21, 2011

See Government Basix site here New houses being built need compliance with Basix. This can be done through design and additions to make your new home sufficiently ‘green’. Solar Power PV is a part of this, and is often a great way to ensure compliance AND save money on electricity. Systems start from as low [...]

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Solar no different to any industry: You get what you pay for

November 20, 2011

When is it NOT true that you get what you pay for? Solar is a technical product involving both high tech products and a high degree of care needed for installation…If someone is saving $1000 or $2000 or $5000 from a system, what has to give in order to make that work for them? LJW [...]

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Solar Power – what’s up in Dubbo?

November 14, 2011

http://www.dubbo.nsw.gov.au/CouncilServices/Rebates Green money in Dubbo… http://findgreenmoney.com.au/by-lga/131/new-south-wales-dubbo

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Australian Solar competitive on a worldwide basis

October 27, 2011

Australia is blessed with a huge amount of sunshine, and a large amount of land where solar is suitable. One of the things that may surprise some people is that the cost of installing solar power in Australia is as competitive here as it is anywhere in the world. In fact, it is even cheaper [...]

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Grid Connect Basics – introduction to solar power

October 20, 2011

This is the pdf of a presentation made by Huon Hoogesteger of LJW Solar to Energy Australia. It is from a little while ago, but the information remains relevant, and is a good introduction to solar power systems and how they work. You miss out of the personal delivery by Huon, but the presentation makes [...]

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What is net metering?

October 19, 2011

What is net metering? Net metering is an electricity policy for consumers who own (generally small) renewable energy facilities (such as solar power. “Net”, in this context, really means “what remains after deductions” — so in this case, you create solar power, feed the solar into your home, where it is used by the appliances [...]

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What is the impact of a carbon tax on your power bill? Electricity Price rises to come…

October 14, 2011

The Clean Energy legislative package* been passed through the House of Representatives on the 12th October 2011. The 19 Bills, which comprise the Clean Energy legislation and the Steel Transformation Plan Bill are designed to put a price on carbon pollution, promote investment in renewable and clean energy technologies and support action to reduce carbon [...]

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