Investing in a home solar system that is larger than your immediate needs might seem irrational, but there are many great reasons why you should maximise your rooftop potential.
Tesla opens orders for its much-hyped solar roof, with installations of two varieties of its PV tiles to begin installations in the US mid-year and in Australia in 2018.
Eight homes successfully separated from main electricity grid and operated as stand-alone solar and battery storage powered mini-grid, in Melbourne trial.
Rooftop solar installations in Australia continue record-breaking trend in first four months of 2017, with WA the biggest mover.
Early adopters of rooftop solar, and now battery storage, have got Australia's energy revolution well underway. But what's in it for those of us still smarting from a 200% increase in power bills? And how can we make the new energy market a fair one?
Northam Boulevard Shopping Centre unveils 665kW solar car park, that will generated nearly half of its energy needs.
EVs are quickly becoming one of the largest flexible loads on the grid in some areas, with growth that parallels the increase in numbers of air conditioners years ago.
Redflow says it has resumed deliveries after solving a problem with impurities, and has also secured its large contract - for a Pacific Islands hybrid storage installation.
Hello Solar put together an interactive map documenting all of the cities in the US that have committed to moving to 100% renewable energy.
Qld solar and storage trial goes into third phase, with new retail product – Tariff 14 – designed to help guide customer energy consumption.
Southern Cross VC fund backs NSW-based “internet of things” energy data company Wattwatchers.
I'm not sure batteries are a club that I or any other home energy consumer should be rushing to join... At least not until some of the fog clears.
Tesla says installations of its Powerwall 2 home battery systems have begun in Australia, and will ramp up this month.
Recommended feed in tariff for NSW solar households more than doubles to range of 11.6c/kWh to 14.6c/kWh, reflecting jump in wholesale prices that will affect grid prices.
An electricity market "about as bad as you can get" has helped put household solar – and storage – back in the spotlight of Australia's renewables shift, prompting forecasts of "massive growth."
Imagining an Australia where every town is running off its own renewable energy projects is slowly becoming a reality, and the Victorian Government is on the case.