The new subsidy, offered as part of a financing deal through Plenti, aims to drive battery uptake and participation in AGL’s virtual power plant.
AGL partners with Plenti to offer generous home battery subsidy
Rooftop solar costs bounce back up, despite good news in some states
Cost of installing rooftop solar fluctuated in April, following nationally lower prices in March, with marked drops in some states and increases in others.
School-based solar and battery virtual power plant pilot kicks off in NSW
Sixty public schools in New South Wales will host Australia’s largest school-based trial of solar, battery storage, and VPP technology.
Sweden to sell sunshine in California in Ikea’s latest rooftop solar partnership
Swedish furnishing giant partners with leading US solar company to offer residential PV solutions to members of its customer loyalty program.
Sungrow inks massive Australia solar supply contract
Chinese solar inverter and energy storage giant signs “Australia’s largest” solar supply contract with local distributor Solar Juice for inverters and batteries.
Rechargeable alkaline battery system to help power Europe zinc plant
US alkaline battery manufacturer supplies the first such battery system in Europe to its own zinc powder supplier.
Tesla expands virtual power plant to NSW, Queensland and ACT
Tesla is expanding the country’s largest virtual power plant to New South Wales, south-east Queensland, and the Australian Capital Territory, under its Tesla Energy Plan.
Victoria rolls out 100-plus rooftop solar systems on community buildings
Victorian Labor government installs rooftop solar on 50 community facilities with a further 55 systems approved for installation over coming months.
Massive giga-scale battery to help power off-grid Red Sea island resort
Off-grid “regenerative tourism” resort the size of Belgium being developed on the Saudi coast will include a 340MW solar plant and a huge 1.2GWh battery energy storage system.
Victoria opens solar, battery, energy efficiency grants to community groups
Andrews Labor government rolls out grants for community organisations to help reduce energy usage and emissions, with $1.8m available for solar, batteries and efficiency measures.
