It’s in America’s third sunniest state. With that abundant sunshine, it’s no wonder that the people of Taos County want to use more solar.

Here are the three common mistakes we see when assessing the potential of solar and storage. Read them, critique them, but please, don’t make them.

A retired arts consultant is leading a push to encourage 100 businesses in northern NSW to install 2MW of rooftop solar, and save money.

Hybrid battery systems are highly technical and their overly simplified specification sheets rarely provide the information required to make an accurate comparison.

A Northern Territory supermarket has installed a 60kW rooftop solar system through a power purchase agreement that will save it 25% on energy costs.

After successfully driving from Melbourne to Sydney on one charge, Brighsun's all-electric bus has clocked a Guinness World Record of 1,018km on one charge.

A cotton farm in Moree, NSW, has installed an off-grid, hybrid solar plant with battery storage to power the irrigation of its crops.

An off-grid modular home in Trentham, Victoria, designed and built for less than $300k, has won a top energy efficiency award.

Rottnest Island wind turbine that offended Tony Abbott to be combined with solar and smart controls to provide 45% of island's electricity and clean water.

The economics of battery storage depends where you live and who you live with, and if you are allowed to share energy. For some Australian households, battery storage could make sense as soon as 2018.

Lorraine Hughes was enjoying solar power long before it became mainstream, but since her retirement took herself back to university and has become an environmental educator. Now, she'd like an electric vehicle.

Balunu Foundation seeks $40,000 for off-grid solar + storage system that can slash diesel costs and help save lives of teenagers at risk.

A new report looks at the push for 100% renewables around the world. But it’s limited to electricity, not all energy.

Another US battery storage contender enters booming Australian market, with lithium ferrous phosphate batteries said to rival the Tesla Powerwall.

Electricity retail newcomers Powershop and Diamond Energy top Australia's green power rankings for 2015. Origin Energy, Energy Australia and AGL noted for "continued average performance."

Hydro Tasmania's world-leading hybrid solar, wind and energy storage plant on King Island supplied 100 per cent renewables to the community for nearly two days straight, this month.