Despite their charming atmosphere old houses can bear risks. Old electrical installations break down over time and need to be inspected and tested regularly. Cable insulation can fail over time due to heat, exposure to sun, age or vermin eating the insulation.
To make sure your home remains a […]
A Perth council is hoping to radically alter its planning scheme to require new homes to have their own energy supply. Nedlands council, which covers some of Perth’s wealthiest suburbs, will apply to the WA Planning Commission to alter their planning scheme to require installation of onsite power generations, such as solar panels or wind […]
Tens of thousands of households are being urged to put solar panels on the western side of their homes in a bid to cut power bills and rein in rampantly expensive peak-energy capacity.
With solar uptake rates in Perth running at about 2000 households a month, Energy Minister Mike Nahan said it no longer made economic […]
Up to 21,000 WA businesses face a surprise 10 per cent power price hike from next month, in part because a surge in solar panels has reduced electricity demand and forced Western Power to lift its tariffs to claw back a slump in revenue.
However, the hit could have been worse, with the State’s economic watchdog […]
ENERGY company Synergy is pocketing millions of bonus carbon tax dollars by holding on to the money collected from West Australians for up to a year before handing it over to the Federal Government.
The monopoly electricity retailer already has collected $68 million from households and businesses and will raise an estimated further $150 million […]
Australia’s first utility-scale solar farm has opened for business near Geraldton in Western Australia’s Mid West region.
The 10-megawatt (MW) capacity Greenough River Solar Farm, which is Australia’s biggest solar photovoltaic project comprising 150,000 panels, was officially opened on Wednesday.
Source: ninemsn
CARNEGIE Wave Energy hit a major milestone today – finalising all the investment needed for its first revenue-creating project. The Fremantle-based company has secured $31 million in cash through a Government grant and institutional investment for the Perth Wave Energy Project.
Source: Perth Now
West Australians will soon be able to see the carbon tax proponent of their power and water bills.
While no other state is planning to do the same, from July 1, all WA utilities bills will show a breakdown of the carbon tax proponent.
Source: WA Today
WA households face a decade of electricity price rises at triple the rate of inflation as the State Government scrambles to keep up with the escalating cost of delivering power.
Source: The West
Construction has commenced on the 10 MW Greenough River Solar Farm, located 50 km south of Geraldton in Western Australia. Once completed, the solar farm will be the first utility-scale photovoltaic (PV) project in Australia.
Source: Solar Magazine