Victoria scheme to encourage 2.6GW of rooftop solar has unintended consequences in the short term, and the solar rebate price is also under threat.

Victoria Labor’s solar rebate proposal is having an impact on the solar market, with customers putting off installations.

One of the world's largest oil and gas companies reportedly seeking PPA for at least 100MW of renewable energy, potentially more than 250MW.

By encouraging households to install a VPP-ready, ‘smart’ solar system, the Victorian government can plant the seeds for the distributed, renewables-based grid of the future.

Melbourne project to install shared solar and battery storage in three multi-tenanted buildings has won nearly $1m from the Victorian government.

The $4.8m SA project, including 1681 panels across six campus roof-tops, will generate 20% of the University’s electricity needs, and pay itself off in seven years.

Victorian utility set to build 800kW wind turbine that will power all of its energy intensive Portland water and sewage treatment facilities.

Solar Analytics acquires PV-sharing startup, Matter, as it prepares to launch into a second stage of expansion and product development.

With the NEG in ruins, and Malcolm Turnbull holding on as PM by a thread, where does Australia's booming rooftop solar market stand? Are rebates still under threat? And what can the industry and pro-solar consumers do about it?

Enova Energy reveals plans to develop a microgrid in its home town, to encourage the roll-out of locally generated, stored and distributed power.

Victoria Labor government proposes rebates and zero interest loans to encourage another 650,000 homes to install another 2.6GW of rooftop solar.

Victoria Labor government launches $3m grant program to support the development of a renewables based microgrid project in the Latrobe Valley.

SA architecture taps home grown energy storage solution to get around a power supply problem that cropped up in the process of giving a 1916 building a 21st Century makeover.

Berri Barmera Council issues tender to build and operate 10MW solar farm in South Australia Riverland region.

Big-three gen-tailer says it supports ACCC call to wind up the federal rooftop solar subsidy early, because of cost to consumers and because it's no longer needed. But other industry experts disagree, saying removing SRES early could add 45% to the cost of a system and four years more to its pay-back.

Australian oil and gas giant announces its first beam pump converted to solar, in SA's Cooper Basin, replacing crude oil motors.