Articles tagged: Solar panels
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.
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.
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.
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.
Big interest in solar for local homes
Colac home builders are eligible to receive solar panels to help reduce energy costs and installation costs on new homes.
Solar farm gets build tick
A $150-million solar farm near Camperdown has received the green light for construction, after addressing the concerns of objectors and Corangamite Shire Council.
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.
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.
Surf Coast boosts solar rollout
Community facilities at Winchelsea and Lorne are part of the latest rollout of Surf Coast Shire Council’s solar program.
Cobden solar farms waiting for state’s approval
Cobden will get two solar farms if developers get the green light from government authorities.
Proposal for energy array in Colac’s Bruce Street
Solar panels could populate Colac’s former Bruce Street tip site, with Colac Otway Shire Council hoping to investigate the establishment of a “large solar array”.
