Victoria’s Labor government changes regulations to give households access to rooftop solar through no-money-down leasing deals with solar companies.
Victorian government paves way for rooftop solar leasing
Tesla Powerwall sales kick off in Australia as local installers named
Sales of Tesla Powerwall begin in Australia as the first authorised resellers of the 7kWh battery are announced and launch their offers.
Tesla Powerwall hits Australian market, local installers to be named
Tesla says Australian customers can ‘put money down’ for Tesla Powerwall battery storage units before Christmas, with the nation’s first authorised reseller set to be named.
Homes of the future could use only 10% grid power: Synergy
WA network operator Synergy sees a future where new-build homes source only 10% of their energy from the grid. But with battery storage costs falling, will they bother with the grid at all?
Australian shared solar technology targets untapped rental market
Australian tech startup, Matter, has launched a technology that aims to give Australia’s 2.4 million rented households access to cheaper solar power.
Synergy proposes 'sun tax' on WA solar households
A proposal by Western Australia’s state-owned electricity provider, Synergy, to effectively double the charge to connect the state’s more than 191,000 solar households to the grid has been slammed as unfair and counter-productive.
Battery storage: What’s on offer, and by whom? (updated)
Amid predictions that half of all Australian households will have solar and battery storage within the decade, it’s time to do a stocktake of what is available on the Australian market. (This is an updated list).
How renewables can kick industry's gas habit: 1 report and 3 case studies
ARENA-backed report says there is a renewable energy alternative for most industry gas applications, to reduce the sector’s exposure to an increasingly uncertain and costly gas market.
NSW 100% renewable energy retailer nears $3m mark in share offer
NSW community-owned energy retail start-up has extended its share offer for a second time as it nears its minimum target of $3 million.
Suburban micro-grid development explored in ARENA-backed project
ARENA-backed project to investigate how PV and storage systems could provide ‘behind the meter’ power needs for suburban communities.
