Solar Energy

  • PHOTO FEATURE: District dairy demo day

    Colac district farmers, green energy enthusiasts and State Government officials have attended Peter and Trish Mulheron’s dairy farm at Swan Marsh for the first demonstration day of Phnxx’s solar battery pilot program.

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  • Learn about electric futures

    Colac Otway residents can attend information sessions this month in Colac and Apollo Bay to learn about a program to switch their home from gas to electric appliances.

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  • Pilot program a no-brainer

    Swan Marsh’s Peter Mulheron says signing up for a green energy pilot program and welcoming engineers Ben Lam and Wei Chi Lee to his dairy farm was a no-brainer.

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  • Maintenance crucial for household solar

    Energy Safe Victoria has reminded people using solar photovoltaic systems to have them serviced every two years to prevent the risk of house fires.

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  • Self-sufficiency goal for Simpson farmer

    Simpson dairy farmer John Pekin’s solar panels have reduced his electricity costs by 20 per cent since their installation last year, with the costs set to reduce even further.

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  • Cold response to solar plans

    Corangamite Shire councillors have expressed their frustrations with a proposed Cobden solar farm, saying energy projects are taking up vital farmland and ignoring community concerns.

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  • Solar savings for sports

    Coastal bowlers will be able to go ahead with a big solar upgrade with help from more than $10,000 in Federal Government cash.

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  • Apollo Bay in line for solar energy battery

    Apollo Bay could soon have a community solar battery providing electricity for the town, as the region’s electricity distributor plans a rollout of new infrastructure.

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