Local government calls for feedback on a proposal to drive rooftop solar uptake by offering a generous discount to annual council rates.
Fancy a 20 per cent council rate cut? It could be as easy as adding rooftop solar
“It’s cooked:” How Victoria’s worst electricity outage helped get us off gas
After losing power in last week’s storm, the gas stovetop was the only household appliance that didn’t make a triumphant return. And it’s been a revelation.
New hot water heat pump lands, with warning to avoid “rubbish” products
Reclaim Energy’s “industry shaking” hot water heat pump collaboration with Panasonic arrives for delivery in Australia, with the message that quality and experience matters.
“Extreme competition:” QCells calls it quits in Australia as solar module prices plunge
QCells says it has decided to close its solar panel and home battery business in Australia, due to “record breaking price drops and extreme market competition.”
Rooftop solar installer cops 12 month ban as regulator crackdown continues
A fresh warning to rooftop solar industry to “do the right thing,” as another CEC-accredited installer is caught out shirking strict on-site rules.
NSW calls on households to swap energy rebate for rooftop solar, double bill savings
NSW government expands offer for low-income households in the state to swap their energy rebate for a free, fully installed 3kW rooftop solar system.
“First-of-a-kind” solar and battery microgrid to power coal-country town through grid outages
Ausgrid starts work on solar and battery microgrid to ensure power supply to key business and community services in Upper Hunter town of Merriwa during grid outages.
“Incredibly important:” Solar inverter compliance improving, says AEMO, but still falls well short
After an urgent appeal to the rooftop solar industry to meet mandatory inverter installation standards, AEMO reports “significant progress” – but plenty of room for improvement.
Rooftop solar has second coming as households electrify everything – including the car
Uptake of electric vehicles and home batteries has helped to deliver Australia’s second biggest year for rooftop solar growth – and a new record for system sizes.
Grants of up to $2.5m on offer as councils urged to go electric and efficient
New $100m funding round launched to help local governments electrify or boost the efficiency of public swimming pools, libraries and other community assets.
