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MEDIARELEASE
Thursday,28October2010
SolarpowernowmoreaccessibletoregionalAustraliathroughCRTandSolarShop
alliance
Residentsinregionalcommunitieswillnowhavegreateraccesstosolarpowerthroughanalliance
betweenSolarShopAustraliaandtheruralretailinggroup,CRT.
Thealliance,whichhassignificantlyboostedSolarShopAustraliasgrowingnationalfootprint,
involves36CRTretailoutletsnation-wideprovidinginformationaboutsolarpower.
SolarShopAustraliaNationalSalesManager,PaulArthur,saidtheallianceprovidedanew
benchmarkinthesolarpowerindustry,withregionalcommunitiessettobethelong-termwinners.
OurRenewableEnergyAdvisorshavebeenservicingregionalareasofAustraliaformanyyears,but
thisalliancewillincreaseaccesstoinformationandensureCRTcustomersbenefitfromthesame
qualityserviceandindividualattentionthatsavailableinthecity,MrArthursaid.
Thedemandforsolarpowerisgrowing,particularlyinregionalareaswheretheresanatural
interestinsustainabilityand,generallyspeaking,alotofsunshine.Inadditiontotheoverwhelming
environmentalbenefits,increasingelectricitypricesandgenerousgovernmentincentivesaredriving
thepopularityofsolarpower,withsomecustomerseliminatingtheirpowerbillsalltogether.
Welookattheindividualneedsofclientsandtailorasystemtosuit,whetheritsadomestic
situationoronthefarmwheresolarpowercanincreasefarmersself-reliancebypoweringdairy
equipment,greenhouses,heatingandcoolingunits,waterpumpsandanyapplianceormachinery
connectedtothemainelectricitygrid.
InconjunctionwithCRT,SolarShopAustraliawillrunfreecommunityinformationsessionsand
providein-homeconsultationsforthoseinterestedinfindingoutmoreabouthowsolarpowercan
benefitthem,frombothafinancialandenvironmentalperspective.
Becausetherecanbealotofconfusionaboutsolarpower,wefeltitwasimportanttohavea
greaterpresenceandbeabletotalkpeoplethroughtheprosandconsofdifferentsystemsandbe
onhandtoansweranyquestionstheymayhaveand,ultimately,guidethemthroughtheprocess,
MrArthursaid.
BruceMoore,NationalCategoryManagerforWaterandGeneralProducts,saidtheCRTgroupwas
excitedtobeabletooffersolarpowersystemsthroughparticipatingCRTretailoutlets.
TheinstallationofsolarpanelsisdefinitelyontheriseacrossregionalAustralia,withmorepeople
realisingthefinancialandenvironmentalbenefitsofhavingasystemontheirrooforproperty,said
MrMoore.
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Ourcustomersdeservethebestsolutions,whichiswhywearesopleasedtobeworkingwithSolar
ShopAustralia,oneofthenationsleadingandmostrespectedsolarpowerproviders.
ItsabigwinforthoselivinginregionalareaswhowillhaveunprecedentedaccesstoAustraliaslargestsupplierofsolarpanelsandreceivethesamehighqualityservice,technologiesandsystems
asconsumersinthecity,hesaid.
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Contact: SamIonofcommunikateetal
[email protected]
VictoriaFirthofcommunikateetal
[email protected]
AboutSolarShopAustralia
SolarShopAustraliahasmorethanadecadesexperienceindeliveringandistheoneofthenationsleading
providersofpremium,qualitysolarpowersystemstailoredspecificallytohouseholdsandcommercialneeds.
SSAproductsandservicesareavailableatoutletsthroughoutAustralia.SSAispassionateaboutthebenefitsof
renewableenergyandtoremainingattheforefrontofsolartechnologyforthegoodoftheindividual,
communityandenvironment.Formoreinformationvisitwww.solarshop.com.au
AboutCRT
Withmorethan400outlets,CRTisAustralia'slargestgroupofindependentruralretailers.CRTretailerscater
tospecificlocalneedsandofferasuiteoftailoredservicesandfacilitiestosuittheirindividualmarkets.At
localandnationallevel,CRTandits
'LocalBlokes'arealsoinvolvedinawiderangeofcommunityactivitiesto
assistthetownshipsinwhichtheyoperate.Formoreinformationvisitwww.crt.com.au
