With electricity bills set to climb by 17 per cent, and the carbon tax proposal gaining momentum, power costs are a hot topic in many households.
Seizing on the public interest, the Hunter Environmental Institute today held a seminar looking at the future of energy in the region.
The government has got to encourage more households to install solar panels as a means to generate electricity as a move to become more energy self-sufficient. The technology is there – it needs to be used.