Tesla says installations of its Powerwall 2 home battery systems have begun in Australia, and will ramp up this month.
NSW rooftop solar export tariffs could double from July
Recommended feed in tariff for NSW solar households more than doubles to range of 11.6c/kWh to 14.6c/kWh, reflecting jump in wholesale prices that will affect grid prices.
Monash Uni tenders for new wind or solar farm in Australian first
Monash Uni offers long-term contract for 55GWh of new wind or solar in Australia’s biggest non-government renewables tender, to date.
Solar hotspots: Where solar homes outnumber non-solar homes
Some suburbs in Australia have more homes with rooftop solar than without. Here are the country’s solar hotspots.
VSUN eyes household market for vanadium batteries, and local manufacturing
VSUN looks to household market for vanadium redox flow batteries, and to a local manufacturing facility to help reduce prices.
Rooftop solar now Queensland's biggest power station
The 1,805MW of solar PV capacity on rooftops of Queensland homes and business now more than biggest power station by capacity in the state, overtaking the 1,780MW Gladstone coal plant.
The “off-grid” guy is not happy with his off-grid system
“Off-grid guy” Michael Mobbs is so frustrated by the poor performance of his off-grid system in inner Sydney terrace house that he has decided to junk it and is calling for new proposals. It is a salutary lesson for others wishing to follow.
Graph of the Day: Most rooftop solar in Queensland now gets low "retail" tariff
Rooftop solar capacity in Queensland receiving state’s now defunct premium FiT of 44c/kWh has been overtaken by the total of rooftop solar receiving retail rate.
Norfolk Island has "too much solar, now it wants storage
Cash-strapped Norfolk Island looking to storage to mop up excess solar PV, reduce growing “solar debt” and slash its high electricity costs.
S.A. network says solar plus battery storage to cost just 15c/kWh
SAPN says price of rooftop solar and battery storage will fall to just 15c/kWh for households, less than half the cost of grid power.
