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.
Redflow shows off commercial “QuadPod” battery, ahead of installation
Redflow has showcased its commercial-scale battery solution, the Quadpod, as it prepares to install one at an electrical engineering company.
Origin gets Kraken on household electrification, after disappointing on big solar and wind
Origin invests another $530 million in Octopus, in a sign that Australia’s biggest utility might be honing on home energy electrification and efficiency.
Property giant to create 50MW rooftop PV powerhouse in solar trading deal
Australian property development giant Stockland has signed an innovative rooftop solar deal that will help supply its entire operations with 100% renewables.
Heat pump installs surge to record highs as households go electric, quit gas
The rush to home electrification is on, with record installations of hot water heat pumps and record amounts of oversized rooftop systems to power the exodus from fossil fuels.