ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES COMBINED WITH SOLAR PANELS MAY REDUCE THE AMOUNT OF INFRASTRUCTURE REQUIRED FOR PEAK LOADS. The use of photovoltaic (PV) systems, otherwise known as solar panels, is growing rapidly with 93,914 systems connected to the Western Power electricity grid. As of September 2011 Mandurah had installed the most systems (3507) followed by Canningvale […]
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WESTERN AUSTRALIA’S POPULATION GREW BY AN AVERAGE OF 1,432 PEOPLE EACH WEEK DURING THE DECEMBER QUARTER, DOWN FROM 1,613 THE PREVIOUS QUARTER AND THE SLOWEST INCREASE SINCE DECEMBER 2011. BUT, ACCORDING TO THE ABS ESTIMATES, THE DECEMBER QUARTER GROWTH IS STILL HISTORICALLY HIGH AND CAPPED OFF A YEAR OF RECORDS. The state’s population growth in […]
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The West Australian Jobs growth will be the single biggest driver of land sales, but an increase takes two years to boost sales, according to a leading property analyst. Speaking at an Urban Development Institute of Australia function, Research4 analyst Colin Keane said land sales were no longer driven by affordability, because land is cheap, […]
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