I'm not sharing any of my #SolarPV insights or knowledge this year at any RE conferences. Cbf'd. #WhatsThePointAnyway Btw: expect Virtual Nett Metering to be dead come 1st July 2017.

Lithium-ion battery storage may be banned inside Australian homes

My expectation of the Standards Australia 'draft-rules': These batteries can only be installed while wearing HiVis clothing, which is arc rated.. (so thats $170 for a shirt and $200+ for pants).. the wearer must also wear insulated gloves, face shield, hearing protection, and you'd need at least 2 other people similarly equipped, a rescue helicopter must parked out on the road in case of mishap, and if there isn't room on the road, then a nearby sports oval or school, an ambulance team must be on standby at site. The local school or sports ground must be evacuated for the helicopter. You have to notify the police, fire brigade and local council 30 days in advance of your intention to install a battery, and the fire-rated enclosure must be inspected for Asbestos... just in case those cheeky chinese snuck a bit in. The batteries must be handled and placed into the fireproof container by a remote controlled bomb-proof robot. And only a Nobel laureate qualified scientist is allowed to connect the final battery terminal to complete the circuit. All Home owners within a mile radius are to be evacuated to a motel for the first week of operation, just-in-case. Have I missed anything?

Aaaaannnnddd... i'm generating again. The market prices have returned to reasonable levels.. around $65/MWhour and yesterday actually turned into a bit of a fizzer for NSW (Malcolm Turnbull influence I'm sure). Poor old Qld got smashed.. high prices all afternoon while NSW stayed under $450/MWhr and Victoria stayed under $200/MWhr. Tune in to ABC Newcastle radio tomorrow morning (Monday 13th Feb) and there will be a bit in the news about this little protest... and I will write up a more expansive explanation of it later today. It might seem like a drop in the ocean... but it was an expensive drop.!

‪Let's test NSW electricity grid.‬ ‪Switch on ALL your appliances at 2.30pm and give the grid a good test‬... run your aircon, boil the kettle. Hit boost on your hot water if you can. Also switch off your solar systems..you'll only miss out on an hour or two of income.. so roughly $0.10 or Ten cents. let's see if renewables are the problem or the saviour. ‪#GridTest #WillitFail #TooBigToFail‬

Energy retailer fined for switching customers without consent

Take care out there people.. with the end of the Solar Gross Feed-In-Tariffs we are likely to see much more of this, and much more push-selling by retailers. Always read the fine print. http://www.smh.com.au/business/energy-retailer-fined-for-switching-customers-without-consent-20170123-gtxfgv.html

Barnaby Joyce says government won't rule out dumping Renewable Energy Target

Anybody not had enough Sovereign Risk yet?? Bye Bye LGC's and STC's if the Libs have their way :( https://amp.theguardian.com/environment/2017/jan/23/barnaby-joyce-says-government-wont-rule-out-dumping-renewable-energy-target

Photos from Singleton Solar Farm's post

Working hard in the hot Australian sun... And has it ever been hot!! #SolarPV #RenewableEnergy

Factional turmoil for Greens continues amid attack from Lee Rhiannon's partner

This sheds some light on why the 'greens' hate me so much. I'm a privately owned solar farm, that makes money, and that is capitalism 101. The 'greens' hate capitalism. And now we see why the 'greens' hate me.

Timeline Photos

What can I say...

Photos from Singleton Solar Farm's post

Time to start showing off again... and to hell with the sanders who gave me shit for 'boasting about production'. This from the 260kW of SMA inverters in the farm..

Just gunna warn all of NSW.. if the weather gets too choppy I'm turning off. Yes. I will cause a state-wide blackout coz I'm a 'renewable energy generator' !! It's def what happened in SthOz...

A proposed energy market rule change could result in $1.2 billion in savings for NSW consumers

The ISF (Institute of Sustainable Futures) totally screwed this application up by only considering things in a theoretical sense. I have read the report and it talks about Virtual Nett Metering and in this report, handed in this month, there is NOT ONE mention of the Singleton Solar Farms' Australian-first actual Virtual Nett Metering deal with the Uni of Technology Sydney (which rather ironically hosts the ISF on its campus) Now why would that be I wonder... Hmmm. Maybe, just maybe if they had have included an actual real-world application in the submission discussed in the attached news article... Just maybe the regulator might have seen it as less of s theoretical exercise and more of a reality to back and support. Well played ISF... Shot another hole in your other foot. http://www.smh.com.au/business/consumer-affairs/city-of-sydney-request-to-change-energy-market-rule-all-but-rejected-20160923-grn950.html