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Sonnen’s ‘free’ / flat-rate electricity plan looks great. Is it worth it?
James Martin7 Jul 20170 comments

How does Sonnenflat stacks up against the alternatives, like doing nothing; going solar, or; going with another solar & battery system without a custom-made electricity plan?

Battery/Storage, Solar
Australian Air Force taps solar, battery storage for NT facility
Sophie Vorrath7 Jul 20170 comments

Carnegie Clean Energy subsidiary EMC to design, construct, install solar, diesel and battery storage system at Delamere Air Weapons Range.

Solar
One-quarter of Australian homes now have solar
Sophie Vorrath7 Jul 20170 comments

Roy Morgan research shows almost one in four Australian households own solar panels – almost one-third in South Australia.

Battery/Storage, Solar
Sonnen set to launch "free power" battery storage offer
Giles Parkinson5 Jul 20170 comments

German battery maker set to roll out Sonnenflat offer in Australia, which – like a mobile phone plan – charges a "flat" rate for solar and battery storage, electricity included.

Battery/Storage, Solar, Tariffs
As one home heads off grid… many more are choosing not to connect
Sophie Vorrath5 Jul 20170 comments

One home in the heart of the Latrobe Valley goes off grid. But more than half of the new homes in the area are not even bothering to connect to the network in the first place, using rooftop PV and storage to look after their own needs.

Solar
Should "invisible" rooftop PV be discouraged?
Luke Osborne5 Jul 20170 comments

The boom of solar in Australia is great, but traditional PV systems are essentially invisible to our networks and our markets. And that's problematic.

Other Renewables
Banking on wind power: Inside a milestone renewable energy deal
Mark Porter4 Jul 20170 comments

Goldman Sachs recently became the first US bank to sign a large-scale, off-site renewables PPA to enable development of a 68MW wind farm. Here's how – and why – it was done.

Battery/Storage, Solar
Solar and battery storage to power Victorian coal mine museum
Sophie Vorrath4 Jul 20170 comments

In neat illustration of the clean energy transition, a Victorian NGO has won state government funding to power a historic coal mine site with solar and battery storage.

Battery/Storage, Solar
SA Water tenders for solar and battery storage to manage high power prices
Sophie Vorrath3 Jul 20170 comments

SA Water Corporation seeks to build grid-connected, rooftop solar PV system of more than 100kW, plus 50kWh battery storage system and “smart controls.”

Battery/Storage, Solar
Australia battery market hots up, as Sonnen inks major distribution deal
Sophie Vorrath3 Jul 20170 comments

Sonnen announces key Australian distribution deal as it prepares to roll out its potentially game-changing sonnenFlat solar + battery storage offer.

Solar
WA garnet miner to build 3MW solar, wind, battery storage plant
Sophie Vorrath30 Jun 20170 comments

GMA Garnet in WA becomes latest Australian big energy user to turn to renewables and battery storage for a cheaper, more reliable power supply.

Solar
Payback vs rates of return: How to judge the value of your rooftop solar
Jo Muller28 Jun 20170 comments

In most cases, investing in a domestic solar PV system or in energy savings measures has become a positive financial investment. The question is: how good is the investment?

Battery/Storage, Other Renewables
Nectar Farms on 100% renewables: "Why would you do it any other way?"
Giles Parkinson28 Jun 20170 comments

Vegetable grower Nectar Farms says its decision to use 100% renewable energy for the country's biggest glasshouse project will deliver major cost savings over traditional use of gas and grid power. “Really, why would you do it any differently," its CEO says.

Solar
U.S. mayors defy Trump, back plans for 100 per cent renewable power
Jeremy Deaton28 Jun 20170 comments

“Climate change may be the challenge of our generation, but it is also the opportunity of a lifetime.”

Solar
IPART bumps up benchmark range for NSW solar tariffs
Giles Parkinson28 Jun 20170 comments

Regulator further lifts benchmark for NSW solar tariffs – well above AGL’s proposed tariff – but rejects notion rooftop solar and storage have network benefits.

Solar
Schools are leading the charge on solar in Sydney’s East
Anthony Weinberg28 Jun 20170 comments

A joint initiative by Randwick, Waverley and Woollahra Councils, Solar my School is helping schools make the switch to solar by providing free independent expert advice and support, from start to finish.

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