Shire of Corowa in NSW Riverina region is powering most of its local government buildings and facilities with more than 700,000kWh a year of solar power.
NSW Riverina shire installs 416kW solar across 14 council sites
Consumers want to be energy self-sufficient – but who will help them do it?
Australian consumers want to embrace energy technologies like solar and storage that offer them cheaper electricity and greater energy independence – and power industry incumbents to meet this new wave of demand, or lose their grip on the market.
UBS: Battery storage payback for solar households will be 5-6 years by 2020
New report predicts ‘mass adoption’ of battery storage by Australian solar households could be just five years away, as costs fall by more than 60%. And household storage could play a key role in a 50% renewables target.
The 2020 solar household: independent, intelligent and efficient
SMA managing director Mark Twidell says the real solar revolution will arrive with smart management technology, allowing the average prosumer of the future to buy from the grid, sell their solar power, and manage their consumption.
Regional Vic health centre going solar via community funding model
Totally Renewable Yackandandah to use highly successful crowd funding model to install 90kW solar at local not-for-profit health care centre.
Enphase chooses Australia for launch of plug'n'play AC battery unit
The first battery offering from Enphase has launched in Australia – a market the leading US tech company says could be first to achieve battery ‘parity.’
Solar is great, but don't trust Australia's energy cartel
Powershop CEO Ben Burge sees the rush to rooftop solar as a symptom of the same problem that has made his upstart power retailer such a success – customer disaffection with the Australian energy cartel. But he’s worried the solar revolution could have a sting in its tail for consumers.
Rooftop solar is contagious – here's the proof
When one house installed solar panels in the Queensland suburb of Carina, households around it soon followed suit.
Solar powered aged care: how one booming Australian sector is driving another
New projects in Queensland illustrate the perfect fit of Australia’s rapidly expanding aged care industry, and commercial solar.
Why some customers could be better off with no solar feed in tariff
IPART says beware of retailers offering high solar tariffs – some customers might be better off going with retailer that offers no tariff because of other not-so-hidden charges.
