A banana grower in Western Australia has found a way to save big dollars on his power bill and make a little extra on the side.Chris Boston has installed over 120 photovoltaic solar panels on his nine-hectare banana plantation in Carnarvon.
He says solar provides power to irrigate the crop, and the rest is supplied back into the grid, saving him $9000 a year in energy costs.
"When Lex Fullarton and I first started putting it in, we were considered total fruitloops for having been so silly to put money into it for such a terrible return," he says.
"But now its changing very quickly and its turned out to be a very good investment."
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