Victoria cuts the minimum flat-rate solar feed-in tariff again, despite soaring power prices. But there are some upsides for the state’s solar households.
Solar feed-in tariffs cut again, despite “much higher” wholesale grid prices
Tesla slashes price of Powerwall home battery, bolsters Australian supply
After two years of price hikes, Tesla cuts retail cost of Powerwall battery and promises “a strong and consistent” supply and reduced customer wait time.
Sun Tax: What solar export tariffs could cost you, and why you should be worried
“More holes than Swiss cheese!” Network proposed solar tariffs might not hit bills too hard to start with, but the cost of rushing them through could be high.
Dodgy solar installer banned, fined for breach of consumer laws
Another solar installer has been caught out taking payments for rooftop PV installations that were never completed, this time in Adelaide.
“Wilful fraud:” Solar installer convicted over faked rooftop jobs
A CEC-accredited solar installer has been caught out falsely claiming to have installed 11 rooftop solar systems that did not exist.
Rooftop solar costs in Australia jump for the first time in a decade
But Australian residential solar systems still offer some of the lowest costs in the world – particularly compared to today’s grid and gas prices.
Shopping centres to moonlight as solar plants in battery pilot with Enel X
A pilot project will install batteries at two solar powered shopping centres to further displace high-priced fossil fuel generation – both for the centres and on the grid.
Rooftop solar feed-in tariff cuts keep coming, despite soaring power bills
Pressure is growing on solar households to maximise self-consumption of their rooftop PV as regulators chip away at the value of solar exports.
Rooftop solar mapping and sales platform draws millions from big investors
Telstra Ventures leads $15m funding round into Australia’s OpenSolar, reflecting the increasing value placed on rooftop solar data and visibility.
King Island’s world leading renewable micro-grid to add another big solar farm
Tasmania’s King Island will boost its renewable energy supply – and further slash its use of diesel fuel – with the addition of a 1.5MW solar farm.
