Ninety-eight per cent of Australian businesses identify as small to medium enterprises (SMEs). For business in hospitality, trades, agriculture, retail…
19 July 2021
19 July 2021
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The rooftop solar industry and its customers have been waiting for the ACT Government’s Sustainable Household Scheme to commence. Photo: SolarHub.
Rooftop solar has long been on the list for Sue Chong as she renovates her Chapman property, but the ACT Government’s Sustainable Household Scheme has elevated it to no-brainer status.
Ms Chong is one of the lucky 100 people selected for the month-long pilot, after which the green loans scheme will be open to all-comers.
The ACT Government announced on Thursday, 15 July, that the scheme, which will offer interest-free loans up to $15,000 with a 10-year repayment term for a range of green energy products, is getting underway.
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29 April 2021
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Solar panels on a suburban roof by Mondiaux Solar, one of Canberra’s most recommended commercial solar panel installers. Photo: Mondiaux Solar.
Solar panels have become a common sight across the rooftops of Canberra’s suburbs, generating clean, green electricity and reducing power bills. But when the sun isn’t shining and power needs to be used, households and businesses still need to rely on the grid, usually at the most expensive time of the day.
It is an unavoidable fact that solar systems produce power at different times than when homeowners use it. Solar systems usually overproduce electricity during the middle of the day, beyond what most homeowners need. While this excess power is currently sold back to the utility grid, with homeowners receiving a credit to offset the power they draw in at night, the credit is very small and households can use a lot of power in the evenings when appliances are often at peak use.