One Step Off The Grid
Solar, storage and distributed energy news
NSW energy minister outlines benefits of home batteries for the grid and households, insisting it is not an “inner city” thing, and that it is accelerating the switch to renewables.
Tesla announces another big price cut for the Powerwall household battery, taking total reductions this year to more than 20 per cent.
The price of a Tesla Powerwall 2 battery jumps again, following a hike in the price of Tesla electric vehicles.
Victoria regulator says the days of high solar tariffs are over, as minimum FiT is slashed by one third due to falling wholesale prices.
EDL wins tender to build solar and battery hybrid plant for Jabiru to replace diesel generators operated by uranium mining company.
Australia’s first community owned wind farm seeks to add a solar farm and a big battery to its facility.
CSIRO signs long-term deal with Zen Energy to power some of its most iconic sites, including its telescopes, from two large-scale solar farms.
Another big solar contractor has hit the wall in the Australian solar industry, with R&L Solar Constructions – a company operating in some of the country’s best known projects – placed in voluntary administration on Monday.
Covid-19 finally having some impact on Australian rooftop solar market, but May installations were still the third highest month on record.
AEMO wants new inverters to enable rooftop solar to be visible, and switched off if necessary, as PV penetration heads to 50% of grid demand.
