Cost of going green
“New home owners will pay at least $1000 more for their houses from next year, under a Labor plan to make buildings more energy efficient and create green jobs.” An additional $1000 for an energy efficient home, is this such a bad idea? In coming years, homes that comply with government legislation and have energy […]
Growth of solar power in Australia has been stymied by bad policy
With the ease of installation, lack of digging involved and the fact it requires no water, Scholz Solar is amazed the popularity of Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Systems isn’t greater than it currently is. We came across a story recently which gives a bit more of an insight into why there hasn’t been as much of […]
Cheap solar plan stalled
During the recent election, the state government promised to introduce rebates to allow home owners the ability to install a solar hot water system for $500.00. The Government has again stalled on the promise it made and has now slashed the rebates that are currently available for heat pumps from $1600 to $1000. Currently, rebates […]