Facts
· On an average, per square metre solar radiation availability in Australia is the highest in the world.
· The biggest solar plant in Australia has a capacity of 3MW and is located at Liddel in New South Wales. The plant uses modern thermal concentrators.
· The University of Queensland’s St. Lucia Campus has Australia’s largest photovoltaic power plant with an installed capacity of 1.2 MW.
· The Australian government has also projected a 20% replacement of the total energy consumption with solar power by the year 2020.
· Approximately 9.6% of total electricity consumption in Australia was contributed by renewable energy sources compared to an 8.7% in the previous year.
· Electricity prices have increased by more than 30% in the last four years in Australia. More people are looking at cheaper, renewable sources of energy in the longer term.
· The CEC’s List of Accredited Designers/Installers has more than 4000 entries now. This growth is six times of what it was three years ago.
· By the year 2020, 4% to 7% of the Australian household energy bill will be due to renewable energy.
· More than 6% of Australian households have solar power systems.
· The number of houses with solar panels has increased 35 times in the last three years.
· The cost of solar power is on a downward trend and is expected to cost as much as conventional electricity nearing 2015.
· The annual capacity of solar power installed in Australia approximately equals 540 MW with the largest installed capacity in New South Wales.
· The biggest solar plant in Australia has a capacity of 3MW and is located at Liddel in New South Wales. The plant uses modern thermal concentrators.
· The University of Queensland’s St. Lucia Campus has Australia’s largest photovoltaic power plant with an installed capacity of 1.2 MW.
· The Australian government has also projected a 20% replacement of the total energy consumption with solar power by the year 2020.
· Approximately 9.6% of total electricity consumption in Australia was contributed by renewable energy sources compared to an 8.7% in the previous year.
· Electricity prices have increased by more than 30% in the last four years in Australia. More people are looking at cheaper, renewable sources of energy in the longer term.
· The CEC’s List of Accredited Designers/Installers has more than 4000 entries now. This growth is six times of what it was three years ago.
· By the year 2020, 4% to 7% of the Australian household energy bill will be due to renewable energy.
· More than 6% of Australian households have solar power systems.
· The number of houses with solar panels has increased 35 times in the last three years.
· The cost of solar power is on a downward trend and is expected to cost as much as conventional electricity nearing 2015.
· The annual capacity of solar power installed in Australia approximately equals 540 MW with the largest installed capacity in New South Wales.