Four new plants will bring hundreds of jobs while saving 342,000 tonnes of greenhouse gas annually.
Source: NSW to double existing solar farm capacity with four new plants approved
Solar installations overtaking all other conventional energy sources in the U.S.
In the first quarter of 2016, there were more solar installations, and the price became more affordable.
Source: Solar installations overtaking all other conventional energy sources in the U.S.
Rooftop solar panels could provide nearly half of our power – Conservation
If all suitable roof areas in the United States were plastered with solar panels, they would generate about 1,118 gigawatts of solar power. That is 40% of the power that Americans consume every year.
Source: Rooftop solar panels could provide nearly half of our power – Conservation
White Gum Valley solar precinct slashes electricity grid reliance, creates ‘citizens’ utility’ – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
A precinct of solar homes being launched in White Gum Valley today will generate and sell its own electricity, slashing reliance on the grid by up to 80 per cent.
Weipa Solar Plant to power Rio Cape York bauxite mine, 20pc of homes – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
About a fifth of homes in a remote far north Qld town will be powered by the sun, in what is believed to be an Australian first.