Saturday, July 28, 2012

Out on the fringe, solar comes of age

Sydney Morning Herald: UNTIL recently, Tarneit, about 25 kilometres west of the Melbourne CBD, was mostly grazing paddocks, a place without a post office. Now there is barely a cow left. Between the 2006 and 2011 censuses, the population of the outer suburb boomed, tripling to more than 20,000 as the city sprawled and first home buyers snapped up new affordable housing. The residents of Tarneit are much like those in other developing areas on the city's fringe. As you might expect, they earn less than the average Victorian....

URL: http://www.smh.com.au/environment/out-on-the-fringe-solar-comes-of-age-20120727-22zo3.html
Enclosure: http://images.smh.com.au/2012/07/27/3499748/2807_jh_insight_729_solar-20120727215247370877-620x349.jpg

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