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.
Off-grid with solar and storage in the city – for less than $10,000
Until recently, Australia’s incumbent utilities would have comforted themselves with the thought that going off-grid in a big city was too expensive to contemplate. The continuing fall in the cost of rooftop solar, and the plunging cost of battery storage, has turned that assumption on its head.
Energy goes local as utility people strike out on their own
Three years ago, Adrian Merrick predicted an imminent “inflection point” for big utilities. Now he is about to put that theory into practice with a new community energy proposition.
Solar and storage: LG Chem says it already cheaper than grid
LG Chem says that solar and battery storage is already beating grid power in most states.
Victoria solar feed-in tariff more than doubles to 11.3c/kWh
Victoria solar households to get big lift in payments for exports to the grid, but Greens say households still being sold short.
Car sharing plan launched for Tesla and other EVs
EV rental company launches sharing plan where owners of Tesla and other EVs can help pay off their investments or simply share the love of EV driving.