New data shows home battery installations had a bumper second half in 2024 – but still only a fraction of solar homes have invested in storage.
Home battery installs are taking off, report says. A federal rebate would make them rocket
Commercial rooftop solar is booming – but is household PV a victim of its own success?
Commercial rooftop solar had its best year of growth in 2024, but there is a cloud over the residential sector. Changes are afoot.
What will the “sun tax” cost households? Solar tariffs hold steady as export charges kick in
State pricing regulator factors “sun tax” into draft feed-in tariff estimates, with more than 300,000 solar households set to pay rooftop export fees starting in July.
State Labor promises $5,000 home battery rebate to slash bills, soak up rooftop solar
Rebates of $5,000 per household, or $7,500 for regional households, are being promised in one of Australia’s most rooftop solar-heavy states.
Rooftop solar installs off and running in 2025, with second best January ever
Despite the usual summer slump, the first month of installs for 2025 has delivered the second-best January on record, behind the bumper year of 2021.
CEC suspends big-name solar inverters from list of approved rebate products
Clean Energy Council suspends several big-brand inverters from its list of approved products, rendering them ineligible for use in federal and state rebate schemes.
“Nightmare:” Energy tariffs that are blowing out bills, blindsiding consumers
Regulator report finds that little-understood but increasingly common demand tariffs can add up to $800 to an annual electricity bill, often without any warning.
Hidden cost of rooftop solar? Actually, networks spend next to nothing on managing exports
Have you heard the one about non-solar homes paying the cost to networks of accommodating solar households? New report from regulator suggests it’s not a thing.
Warrant to monitor solar retailer as regulator cracks down on rooftop compliance
Clean Energy Regulator issues fresh reminder to follow the rules governing the rooftop solar industry or face exclusion from the federal rebate scheme.
Rooftop solar market slumps after 4 million milestone, but systems bigger than ever before
In the month Australia celebrated its four-millionth residential rooftop solar installation, the market appears to have celebrated by… well, taking a bit of a breather.
