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A plan to build a solar farm that would have been bigger than the nearest town has been nixed by a council in Victoria's south-west.

A plan to build a solar farm that would have been bigger than the nearest town has been nixed by a council in the state's south-west.

Despite the Queensland Government promising a jobs boom from the construction of dozens of solar projects across the state, an industry insider says companies are turning to backpackers over local workers.

A renewable energy boom is reinvigorating the Darling Downs local economy but although some landholders are eager to be involved, not all residents are pleased about the new developments.

A solar energy battery system installed by a student cooperative cuts power bills by more than half for its tenants a year after installation.

Amid fears of an oil shortage in the 1970s, a Victorian couple decided they wanted to get off the electricity grid and build Australia's first fully solar-powered home.

As a record number of Australian households benefit from putting solar on their roof, we look at some of the options for renters who have traditionally been locked out of doing this.

In Queensland's Gulf of Carpentaria, one couple has built a solar farm big enough to power their shire in a move to prove the benefit of decentralising electricity and positioning generation sites at the end of the grid.

It's a power struggle we're all familiar with — the quarterly electricity bill. But some around Australia are paying much more than others.

The Government has announced its energy policy, but some communities are fixing the so-called energy crisis themselves.

The Government has announced its energy policy, but some communities are fixing the so-called energy crisis themselves.

Ever wondered what it's like to travel 3,000 kilometres through the heart of Australia from Darwin to Adelaide, in a car powered only by the sun's energy? We sent reporter Georgia Hitch to find out.