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Simon Hackett uses big Redflow battery system to create microgrid at Tassie farm
Sophie Vorrath21 Apr 20210 comments

Redflow's largest shareholder puts his investment to work, with 280kWh ZBM flow battery system that with solar will “eliminate” grid electricity costs for his Tassie farm.

Solar, News
Watchdog fines Powershop for discriminating against solar customers
Sophie Vorrath21 Apr 20210 comments

Powershop says it's "gutted" after sub-brand Kogan Energy was found to have offered cheaper electricity tariffs exclusively to non-solar customers in Victoria.

Solar, Policy, Tariffs
Solar export charges: What does it mean, and should you still get solar?
Jonathan Dore21 Apr 20210 comments

The AEMC's draft determination on how network companies support, and charge for, export services has sparked a lot of questions. Here are some answers.

Other Renewables, News, Solar
Dairy giant targets 50% renewables, signs wind contract with Engie in Australia
Sophie Vorrath16 Apr 20210 comments

The Australian arm of one of the world’s top 10 dairy processors will shift to just under 50% renewable electricity for its Australian operations via a PPA with Engie.

Solar, Battery/Storage, Off-Grid
Juwi awarded contract to build solar farm at Gruyere gold mine microgrid
Sophie Vorrath16 Apr 20210 comments

A 13MW solar farm that will combine with battery storage and gas to power a gold mine in Western Australia is expected to be up and running by the end of this year.

News
“Unacceptable:” Tesla solar roof customers not happy with price hike
Sophie Vorrath15 Apr 20210 comments

Roof "complexities" cited as Tesla customers report drastic and unexpected price increases on existing Solar Roof orders, in one case by more than 50%.

Solar, Battery/Storage
NSW renewables co-op offers shares in Orange solar and battery park
Sophie Vorrath15 Apr 20210 comments

Energy Democracy to launch Central West NSW cooperative, offering 917 parcels of solar and battery storage from an Orange community renewable energy project.

Solar, Podcasts
Solar Insiders Podcast: The new controls on solar, EVs and air-con
Giles Parkinson and Nigel Morris15 Apr 20210 comments

As rooftop solar installations set new records, new protocols are governing what and when is being generated and consumed in the home.

Solar
Going up? Vertical solar array to help power 48-storey Melbourne building
Sophie Vorrath13 Apr 20210 comments

Property developer Beulah International has commissioned a 42kW vertical solar array on an outer wall of its Paragon Tower project.

Off-Grid, Battery/Storage, Solar
NT to shift all remote communities to renewable microgrids
Sophie Vorrath12 Apr 20210 comments

NT government to establish competitive tender process to transition scores of remote indigenous communities to renewable-based power systems by 2030.

Off-Grid, Battery/Storage, Solar
From seven solar mini-grids to 750: How Cameroon is empowering communities
Lisa Cohn8 Apr 20210 comments

In the Central African country of Cameroon, where electricity is scarce outside of major cities, a public-private partnership has a set goal of installing 750 minigrids.

Battery/Storage, Policy, Solar, Tariffs
Tasmania Labor promises feed-in tariff “fix” with solar and battery loans
Sophie Vorrath7 Apr 20210 comments

Tasmania’s opposition party pledges $20m to zero and low-interest loans of up to $15,000 for households and businesses to finance batteries and rooftop solar.

Battery/Storage, Solar
Social housing tenants enjoy Tasmania’s first community microgrid with solar and Tesla batteries
Sophie Vorrath7 Apr 20210 comments

Tasmania’s first community microgrid, with rooftop solar and Tesla battery storage, is successfully powering a group of social housing tenants at the edge of the state’s grid.

Solar, News
Unstoppable: Rooftop solar market notches up new all-time high in March
Sophie Vorrath6 Apr 20210 comments

Australia breaks yet another record for rooftop solar installations, with homes and businesses adding 317MW of systems in March – an all-time high for national monthly installs.

Solar, Software/Gadgets, Tariffs
Sydney factory to share excess rooftop solar power with employees
Sophie Vorrath1 Apr 20210 comments

An 800kW solar system installed on the industrial rooftop of a window furnishing company in Sydney will soon supply power to its employees, too.

Solar
Solar Insiders Podcast: The good and bad of the solar export tax
Giles Parkinson and Nigel Morris1 Apr 20210 comments

Bruce Mountain from the VEPC and Jonathon Dore from Solar Analytics join Solar Insiders to discuss the pros and cons of the proposed solar export tax.

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