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We explain how solar power works and how it can be used to provide clean renewable power.

Establish the facts around solar power. This article explains the pros and cons of having a solar power system for your home, and how to work out the costs.

The Sun's Energy can be used in way different ways, we look at the various options available.

Solar Power systems installed at the home or office can reduce environmental impact. How solar panel systems work is described and how you and the environment benefit.

How far it falls — and how quickly — depends on lots of factors, but there's clear consensus that Australia is entering a new era in which power will be cheaper than it has ever been before.

After years of increases, power prices are set to fall, thanks largely to cheap solar. So how cheap can solar get? And what does this mean for your electricity bill?

After years of increases, power prices are set to fall, thanks largely to cheap solar. So how cheap can solar get? And what does this mean for your electricity bill?

As summer arrives, two Perth suburbs sharing one of Australia's highest rates of rooftop solar are chosen for a new $35 million virtual power plant, with the project to test how to harness excess solar energy.

If approved the controversial power line route set to bring wind and solar energy onto the national grid, but impacted landholders says it's "tearing people up inside."

If approved the controversial power line route set to bring wind and solar energy onto the national grid will go 240 private properties.

Over 3 million small scale solar systems are operating in Australia. But with all this extra electricity, energy retailers are starting to slash the financial incentives for feeding power back into the grid. Tonight we looked...

Australia's growing reliance on renewables is driving down costs. Tom Fedorowytsch reports.

Household power bills are predicted to continue falling across Australia in the coming years, a new report says, despite the closure of major sites such as the Liddell power station in NSW.

Household power bills are predicted to continue falling across Australia in the coming years, a new report says, despite the closure of major sites such as the Liddell power station in NSW.

The Prime Minister Scott Morrison has been talking up the future of the coal industry in the decades to come. That's despite a COP26 promise to "phase down" coal, and frequent widespread predictions that market forces are...

The Tasmanian government wants to generate 200 per cent renewable energy by 2040, but not everyone is sold on the pathway to a cleaner future, with wind turbine opposition groups popping up across the state.

The Tasmanian government wants generate 200 per cent renewable energy by 2040, but not everyone is sold on the pathway to cleaner future, with wind turbine opposition groups popping up across the state.

Reducing energy reliance results in lower electrical bills and benefits the environment through resource conservation. The larger the usage, the larger the impact. So, when it comes to university campuses, the opportunity...

A new $5 million community-driven solar farm, built where bucket toilets were once dumped, will power up next month and 20 per cent of the electricity is already allocated to the City of Sydney.

Solar panel and system installers specialize in fitting solar systems and making sure you get the right system for your needs.

Solar Power is an important way of producing renewable power. You need to make sure you properly size your system and pick a good installer for the job.

This solar panel calculator will, given the Watt rating of a solar panel, its dimensions and number of units calculate the total power you can expect and roof space taken up...

Interactive calculator to help work out the savings from installing a solar power system and when it breaks even. Can factor in Feed in Tariffs, rising electrical bill costs and comparative investment returns.

Interactive Solar Panel Wiring Size Calculator. Makes sure your wiring is the right size for a given distance, power and voltage drop. Works in metric or imperial.

Calculate the power solar panels will generate each season based on latitude or nearest town or city worldwide. Also works out off grid energy savings of going solar powered..