a Gippsland couple realised their farm irrigation costs were unsustainable — both financially and environmentallyIrrigation-related energy costs have been slashed, and they expect the project to pay for itself in seven years
The couple commissioned a farm energy audit in 2018 and have since installed 150kw of solar generation to run a bore and two pumps to move water out of the dam and to irrigation pivots — which provide water to the paddocks. "This last irrigation season, our total costs for running our irrigation were about $1,200," Ms Jefford said.
ABC - what happens when a bushfire comes through an Australian solar farm? Toxic metals leach into the soil and what then..? Why are solar farms permitted on arable land? Oil spills of the 21st century…
Some massive $avings there.
More garbage from ABC
Solar power is fine when you don’t care when something happens If it’s time critical, good luck
Can you tell us how solar panels are made? What materials are used? 😉😛☺😃 Can they EVER be recycled
Wow... where's the land for farming?...Farming solar panels?
Bet they haven't costed of recycling into their savings Promote the short term positives renewableenergy & ignore the long term negatives
more handouts? Ugh. Socialists.
Where are the trees?
shocker
Yep the lovely solar panels from CHINA
It is well known tax payer funded grants supported solar installations
Lol thank God for that filthy oil and gas. 😂
Taxpayer subsidies slashed their energy bill, not solar panels.
How well does it go at night ABC?🧐
Small government grants to multiple regional producers, is much smarter than throwing around 11 billion a year at fossil fuel subsidies.
More Albo lies sad
China loves the West, by all going green you are sending so much money to China which pays for China military to get bigger and better to ensure the West obey China in future or pay the price. Now keep sending money to China you clowns