One Step Off The Grid
Solar, storage and distributed energy news
SunWiz data shows Australia installed another 125MW of small-scale rooftop solar in September, taking total for calendar 2018 to 1.09GW and beating 2017 total with three months to go.
Group of 18 councils in NSW sign up to take the output from Moree solar farm to slash their electricity bills by around one third.
UNSW is playing host to what it says is the first Tesla Powerpack battery to be installed in an Australian university.
Victoria Labor government announces subsidies of up to $5k to help 10,000 solar households install battery storage.
SA Liberal says Home Battery Scheme will offer $100m in subsidies for up to 40,000 households to install battery storage.
Victoria Labor government proposes rebates and zero interest loans to encourage another 650,000 homes to install another 2.6GW of rooftop solar.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission – in a report on how electricity consumers have been ripped off by network companies, generators and retailers – has targeted the technology with the least impact, and probably biggest benefit – rooftop solar – for the most dramatic action.
BP’s solar reboot to target Australia’s booming residential solar and battery market, with no-upfront-payment offer.
UQ becomes first major university to source 100% of power needs from its own renewable asset, joins growing list of Australian corporates turning to wind and solar.
Another record month of rooftop solar installations in May, as NSW leads the charge to become the clear leader in the market.
