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Sophie Vorrath

What will the “sun tax” cost households? Solar tariffs hold steady as export charges kick in

February 24, 2025 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

State pricing regulator factors “sun tax” into draft feed-in tariff estimates, with more than 300,000 solar households set to pay rooftop export fees starting in July.

Filed Under: Policy, Solar

State Labor promises $5,000 home battery rebate to slash bills, soak up rooftop solar

February 24, 2025 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

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Rebates of $5,000 per household, or $7,500 for regional households, are being promised in one of Australia’s most rooftop solar-heavy states.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Featured

Rooftop solar installs off and running in 2025, with second best January ever

February 6, 2025 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

Despite the usual summer slump, the first month of installs for 2025 has delivered the second-best January on record, behind the bumper year of 2021.

Filed Under: Solar

CEC suspends big-name solar inverters from list of approved rebate products

January 24, 2025 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

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Clean Energy Council suspends several big-brand inverters from its list of approved products, rendering them ineligible for use in federal and state rebate schemes.

Filed Under: Policy, Solar

“Nightmare:” Energy tariffs that are blowing out bills, blindsiding consumers

December 20, 2024 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

Regulator report finds that little-understood but increasingly common demand tariffs can add up to $800 to an annual electricity bill, often without any warning.

Filed Under: Policy, Tariffs

Hidden cost of rooftop solar? Actually, networks spend next to nothing on managing exports

December 19, 2024 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

Have you heard the one about non-solar homes paying the cost to networks of accommodating solar households? New report from regulator suggests it’s not a thing.

Filed Under: Featured, Solar

Warrant to monitor solar retailer as regulator cracks down on rooftop compliance

December 11, 2024 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

Clean Energy Regulator issues fresh reminder to follow the rules governing the rooftop solar industry or face exclusion from the federal rebate scheme.

Filed Under: Policy, Solar

Rooftop solar market slumps after 4 million milestone, but systems bigger than ever before

December 4, 2024 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

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In the month Australia celebrated its four-millionth residential rooftop solar installation, the market appears to have celebrated by… well, taking a bit of a breather.

Filed Under: Solar

Flow Power enters home retail market offering big benefits from small behavioural changes

November 20, 2024 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

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Flow Power is branching into the residential market with a “technology integrated” electricity plan – and a mission to “massively step up” how consumers engage with energy.

Filed Under: Energy Efficiency, Tariffs

Rooftop solar: Australia celebrates “momentous” milestone as 4 million households tap cheapest power

November 14, 2024 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

Australia has notched up a new renewable energy milestone, with the number of households around the country to have installed rooftop solar passing the four million mark.

Filed Under: Featured, Solar

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