November 2011

Energy Champions of the Month

Jude Mapleson and Adelaide Church share their stories and experiences about becoming smarter about how they use energy and what being energy efficient means to them.

Turn off your booster

Alice Springs certainly gets plenty of solar energy over summer.  So much in fact that you shouldn't need the booster on your solar hot water system at all.  Make sure you've turned your booster off at the switchboard. 

Click here for more.

Reminder about 10:10/20:20

Have you doubled your energy savings by claiming our 10:10/20:20 incentive yet? 

Click here to find out how.

Framptons awarded for their energy efficiency

Alice Solar City would like to congratulate local Alice Springs real estate agency Framptons for being awarded Most Energy Efficient Office of the Year at the First National Network Convention held in Coolum, Queensland. 

Read more here.

Resources for loan

Alice Solar City subscribes to a range of magazines and books relating to energy efficiency and sustainable living that all registered customers can borrow.  Click here to see the list of what is available.

We also have power meters that you can borrow to work out how much energy your appliances are using.

Pass it on

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Follow up support available for customers

Get in quick to avoid the queue! Alice Solar City now has over 2,000 customers who have undertaken energy surveys in their home. To help you continue to be as energy efficient as possible and to further reduce your bills, we are now offering a free follow up energy survey at your home and a range of other free services.

Click here to learn more.

Cleaning and maintaining your solar PV system

A rooftop solar power system is a low maintenance and long lived asset for your home or business.  It's not entirely set-and-forget though.  Alice Solar City offers tips on how to ensure you get the best from your renewable energy investment. 

Read more here

New fridge incentives

Alice Solar City has incentives to put a freeze on your fridge costs.  Swap it for a more energy efficient model (up to $400), surrender it ($100 voucher and free disposal) - or if it is a second fridge simply switch it off when not in use. 

Click here to read about the incentives available.

Facebook your fridge and "WIN"

WIN a summer of ice-cream or a mega sized ice box.

Enter our "Facebook your Fridge" competition and upload a photo of your fridge to our Facebook page and tell us why you would or wouldn't swap, surrender or switch off your fridge.   If you are not on Facebook you can email your entry to us and we will upload it for you.

Competition closes  Wednesday 30 November 2011.

Click here to learn more about the competition.

Summer pool competition

You could WIN a free energy saving pool pump for your home by entering our summer pool competition.  Simply register for a follow-up pool energy efficiency consultation with Alice Solar City and you'll go in the draw to win a Zodiac Flo-Pro pump valued at $1650. 

Click here to learn more.

Impact of solar on Alice Springs electricity grid

As more and more solar PV systems are installed on Alice Springs roofs, there are repercussions for our electricity grid. Alice Springs was the first Australian town chosen to go under the microscope in recent research conducted by the Australian Photovoltaic Association. 

Click here to find out what they discovered.

Alice Springs householder case studies

No two homes or households in Alice Springs are the same. For that reason, the way we use energy and the journey to become more energy efficient is different for all of us. A number of local Alice Springs residents such as Ruth Primrose (pictured) have shared their stories and experiences with us in these householder case studies

Want to share your story? We provide a $100 gift voucher for every story published. 

Contact us now.

Good deals still available for PV systems

Australia wide funding programs are available to Alice Springs residents and with the continued reduction in the price of solar panels and increasing competition, householders can access very competitive solar power systems, starting from around $4,000.

For more details on installing PV systems click here.