A 194kW solar system with 250kWh of battery storage installed at Bundaberg Christian College will cut the school’s grid power use by 80% and save it up to $100,000 a year.
Community solar project aims to fund 99kW system at Abbotsford Convent
The People’s Solar has launched its most ambitious project yet, to raise $120k for a 99kW solar system for Melbourne’s Abbotsford Convent. If successful, it will be Australia’s largest crowd-funded solar project, to date.
WA Aboriginal community switches to solar, looks to go off-grid
Aboriginal community near Kalgoorlie WA expects to displace 20% of its electricity use after installing a 36kW solar system using the “impact investment” model.
Solar power: How renewables can rebuild struggling communities
NSW community group The Valley Centre is working with Aboriginal communities, focusing on rebuilding the resilience, self-determination and sustainability. Solar plays a key role.
Australia's top 10 solar postcodes
New charts showing the suburbs around Australia that are leading the charge on rooftop solar – and could wind up leading the charge on battery storage, too.
A very Australian energy revolution: Why consumers love battery storage
Four out of five solar households interested in battery storage, with one out of four households considering using battery storage to quit the grid altogether.
Repower Three raises $143k in one week for NSW community solar
Community energy group Repower Shoalhaven has reached its $143,500 target in just 7 days in its third funding round, which will put solar on local NSW businesses.
Victorian water plant to go 100% renewable, powered by wind turbine
Wannon Water says 800kW wind turbine planned for Portland water reclamation plant will significantly reduce energy costs, pass savings on to customers.
Australia's top solar states and suburbs
Climate Council’s latest data on household solar uptake suggests rooftop PV could soon be as “common as insulation” in some parts of Australia, with more than a dozen suburbs now recording penetration above 50 per cent.
Victoria's 'largest' community solar farm proposed for Wangaratta
A proposal for what could be Victoria’s largest collaborative solar farm is set to be announced on Thursday in Wangaratta, at the council-owned site where it would be built.