Infinity Solar

3.1 Megawatts Installed

Infinity Solar has just achieved a major milestone and installed in excess of 3.1 megawatts (3,083 kilowatts) in the last 12 months. This places Infinity Solar as the leading solar power company in Queensland and one of the largest in Australia.

This result shows that Infinity Solar's focus on customer service and quality solar power components is the way to go. We only employ the best people and always have knowledgeable staff on hand to answer your questions and complete your installation. Have a look at our customer testimonials to see what some our customers thought of us.

Call Infinity Solar on 1300 146 346 to see how we can help you to get solar powered.

Australian Made Panels Added to Infinity Solar Range

Infinity Solar is pleased to announce the introduction of SilexSolar modules into its product range.

SilexSolar is Australia's only large scale commercial manufacturer of Solar Cells and Modules, delivering a world quality product at an affordable price for both the domestic and commercial markets.

SilexSolar’s modern solar cell and solar module manufacturing facility is located in the heart of Sydney Olympic Park (SOP) business precinct. The SOP solar manufacturing plant was originally commissioned in 2000 by former owner BP Solar, but has undergone numerous expansions and upgrades to keep it in line with the latest production advancements. Since year 2000, SOP has produced over 250MW of solar cells and solar modules which had been used in Australia and exported to Asia, Europe and America.

Infinity Solar is excited to offer this high quality product in great value for money systems.

Visit us here to see our Australian Panel Packs.

Infinity Solar Joins Master Electricians

Infinity Solar is pleased to announce its membership of the Master Electrician Industry body. This is the peak body for the electrical industry and they have worked tirelessly to raise the standard of workmanship and improve the safety and reputation in this area.

This new accreditation is further evidence of Infinity Solar's commitment to quality workmanship for all of our installations. We enforce stringent standards for all of our electricians invest in the future of the industry by employing 4 apprentices.

More information on the Master Electricians can be found at http://www.masterelectricians.com.au.

If you would like to hear more about Infinity Solar's quality solar power systems, call us on 1300 146 346.

See Infinity's Customer Survey Results

Infinity Solar's latest customer service survey has further highlighted the success of company's total focus on customer service. At Infinity Solar we ensure that we have knowledgeable staff on hand at all times to answer your questions immediately - we make Solar Simple.

Our customer survey asked three key questions and our customers overwhelmingly rated our people and our company as Excellent. The key scores are...

- 99.3% of our customers recommend Infinity Solar to their friends

- Overall customer service rating was 9.5 out of 10

- Our installers were also rated at a very high 9.4 out of 10

Infinity Solar has installed in excess of 3,083 kilowatts of solar power systems in the last 12 months and is well on track to install 5,000 kilowatts in 2010/11. This places Infinity Solar as the leading solar power company in Queensland and one of the biggest in Australia.

Call us now on 1300 146 346 to discuss how we can help you to generate you own power today.

NSW Introduce 60 cent Gross Tariff

Call Infinity Solar's NSW office on 1300 146 346 to see how you can take advantage of the new NSW Gross Tariff.

PREMIER DELIVERS BETTER SOLAR TARIFFS FOR FAMILIES

Intervention by Premier Nathan Rees in the NSW Solar Bonus Scheme will deliver the most generous payments to families in the country.

“Our gross payment system will deliver higher paybacks to families and makes NSW national leaders in the clean energy revolution,” said Mr Rees.

“A ‘gross scheme’ is based on the total solar energy produced in your home rather than payments based only on what you don’t use. These changes will see an average family paid around $1496 a year. That’s a 62 percent increase on the previous scheme and means households can pay off their investment in solar panels in around eight years.

“Under our scheme, homeowners will know up-front how much they will be paid for all the energy their solar panels produce.”

Households with solar panels will be paid 60 cents per kilowatt hour and an average household system would generate annually around 2500 kWh.

The NSW scheme will have a cap on the size of home solar systems of 10kW. A system this size would generate around 16 700 kWh and pay almost

$10 000 a year.

“Creating certainty in the feed-in-tariff scheme is one way we can encourage families to invest in solar technology and support the clean energy ndustry,” said Mr Rees.

A review of the scheme was one of the first tasks for the newly created Ministerial portfolio of Climate Change, Environment and Energy. Minister John Robertson will introduce legislation for the scheme into parliament this week.

“We are introducing legislation to allow these changes to come into effect next year. Transitional arrangements will also be made for families already receiving a feed-in-tariff,” said Mr Robertson.

Clean energy set for massive boost

CANBERRA, Aug 12 AAP - A scheme to massively boost renewable energy looks set to get the green light - but not without some tinkering.

The federal government wants to have 20 per cent of electricity come from renewable sources by 2020.

A scheme, separate to emissions trading, is before parliament to achieve the Renewable Energy Target (RET).

If passed, possibly as early as next week, it would lead to a boom in the wind and solar power sectors.

A Senate committee report on the draft laws shows strong support from all political parties, but they want some changes too.

The government-dominated committee wants the RET, which is expressed in units of energy rather than a percentage, to be increased if total energy consumption rises faster than expected.

The committee wants to make sure that a penalty fee for electricity generators which do not buy the required amount of renewable energy is harsh enough.

The most contentious issue is the government ’s decision to link the RET to the troubled emissions trading scheme (ETS).

The committee did not support separating the two, but in a minority report, the coalition said it would seek to decouple them in the parliament.

The coalition also wants the aluminium industry - which uses lots of electricity - to be spared 90 per cent of their share of paying for the RET.

And the waste gases from coal mining should be designated a renewable source, the coalition says.

The Australian Greens want the RET increased to 30 per cent, a gross national feed-in tariff for renewable energy producers, and an end to exemptions which spare industry the cost of the RET.

Independent senator Nick Xenophon also wants the RET and the ETS decoupled, and he wants air-sourced heat pumps to be removed from the RET.

The report was issued by the Senate ’s Economics Legislation Committee.

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Power bills face 50 per cent jump

THE typical Queensland household now pays more for electricity than council rates.

And the gap will get worse next year, with power prices predicted to surge another 10 per cent, pushing the average home power bill to more than $2100 a year.

The rising costs make a further mockery of government assurances that deregulation of the state's power market meant more competition and cheaper prices.

The increase, being forecast by state-owned power distribution company Energex, would mean a 50 per cent jump in power bills – about $700 – since July 2007, when competition was introduced with promises by then-premier Peter Beattie that "no one will pay any more".

Council rates during the same time are expected to rise by about 30 per cent to about $2000 a year, assuming next year's increases follow recent trends. And worse is to come, according to industry experts who say growing use of renewable energy and the Federal Government's carbon reduction scheme – due to start in 2011 – will translate into further big power price increases.

"Prices are going to keep going up as far forward as you can look," industry analyst and former Electricity Supply Association of Australia chief Keith Orchison said yesterday.

Federal Government studies suggest a 20-25 per cent increase in retail power prices "in the initial years" of its carbon reduction schemes, which it plans to offset with rebates to qualifying households.

Queensland Council of Social Services director Jill Lang said yesterday her organisation would be "pushing heavily" for concessions for people unable to afford soaring power bills.

"We continue to be really concerned about this rapid rise in electricity prices and the impact on low-income households," she said.

"Electricity should be a right and everyone should have access to it."

The Queensland Competition Authority, which is currently reviewing existing pricing and tariff structures at the request of the State Government, has to make a final decision on next year's price increase before July 2010.

But Energex forecasts that prices will need to rise by about 30 per cent by 2015, starting with a 10 per cent increase next year, just to cover the cost of a proposed $6.4 billion, five-year expansion of its southeast Queensland electricity distribution network. Ergon is proposing a similar-sized investment for its network, which covers the rest of the state.

The Australian Energy Regulator is currently reviewing both organisations' investment plans to see whether they are justified, but Ergon and Energex say they will each have to spend more than $1 billion a year on network infrastructure to meet growing demand for power.

Energex chief executive officer Terry Effney said peak electricity demand in southeast Queensland was expected to rise by more than 70 per cent in the next decade.

Energy Minister Stephen Robertson declined to comment on possible price movements until the power regulators had finished their own reviews.

Source: News.com.au / Courier Mail

Everyone qualifies for a rebate now!

The old government rebates have been replaced the Solar Credits Scheme which can save you thousands on a solar power system. And EVERYONE is eligible, no matter what they earn – no more means testing!

Solution to energy cost is natural

RUNNING a diesel generator can be both expensive and unreliable.

But thanks to new solar and wind power options, this could soon be a thing of the past.

As anyone with a generator would know, sometimes they need to have loads supplied in order to work properly, and in some cases you have to use dump-loads, wasting your fuel just to run the generator," explained Infinity Solar representative, Mark Delaney.

"But if you install a solar power system and use batteries as a storage system, your generator only runs when there is 100 percent load, and shuts off when it is not required so you have power available at any time, regardless if the generator runs or not: ’ This means that you can only use your generator or you can use solar panels or wind turbines to generate your energy, and you can adjust this system to suit your changing needs and budgets. All of which results in reliable power 24/7 and huge cost savings.

"By switching to solar and wind power, you can drastically reduce your diesel generation costs," Mark said.

"In fact, including fuel and maintenance and replacement costs on a generator, you ’re looking at a conservative saving of $5000 a year With fuel and electricity costs destined to rise much further in the future, solar and wind power generation from Infinity Solar could be the answer for thousands of people in remote areas.

Queensland Country Life, Page: 29
Thursday, 06 August 2009