Giles Parkinson

Northern Territory offers $6,000 grant for home batteries, cuts solar tariff

Northern Territory to provide $6,000 grant for homes and businesses to install battery storage, funded by a cut in the…

April 5, 2020

Rooftop solar scores another big month, but Covid-19 clouds future

Rooftop solar installs enjoy another record month in March, but delay in registrations may hide the impact of Covid-19 as…

April 2, 2020

Why an Australian mining giant chose wind and solar over gas

Oz Minerals reveals why it chose wind, solar and batteries over the traditional gas pipeline solution for its new $1…

February 27, 2020

South Australia encourages rooftop solar and battery storage in new homes

Home builder Stoddart to add solar and batteries to new homes, and partner with Powershop and Reposit in creation of…

January 29, 2020

Australia rooftop solar installs total 2.13GW in 2019 after huge December rush

A surprising and record surge in small scale rooftop solar installations in December take total capacity in Australia to more…

January 16, 2020

Solar Insiders Podcast: When will the rooftop solar boom subside?

Rooftop solar installations set a new record in October, but battery storage sales continue to stutter.

November 8, 2019

Rooftop solar sets new national installation record in October

Rooftop solar installations set new record of 207MW in October, beating previous Australian benchmark by 15% and with new records…

November 5, 2019

Victoria extends solar battery rebate offer to another 80 postcodes

Victoria extends reach of solar battery rebate in effort to drum up interest from solar households, but only two taken…

November 1, 2019

Coal city Newcastle signs 10-year deal for 100 per cent renewable supply

City of Newcastle signs up for 100 per cent renewable electricity contract with Flow Power and Sapphire wind farm.

October 22, 2019

Yackandandah takes one step closer to 100% renewable energy

Victoria town of Yackandandah adds solar and storage to get one step closer to 100% renewables target.

October 3, 2019