Solar Victoria says it has received 438 applications from owners’ corporations in first round of rebate, seeking to install 12,000kW to power more than 5,000 apartments.
Retailer offers huge 50c/kWh feed-in tariff to customers who join its new VPP
Nectr is offering a “never before seen” feed-in tariff of 50c/kWh solar sent to the grid between 4pm and 9pm, but only as part of its new virtual power plant.
Clucking good power: Australia’s largest off-grid chicken farm runs on solar and batteries
Australia’s largest off-grid chicken farm – and one of biggest off-grid farms of any kind – is being powered completely by on-site solar and battery storage.
Rooftop solar installer faces court over allegations of “wilful fraud”
A man will face court after being charged with providing false or misleading information to access certificates in the federal rooftop solar rebate.
Solar battle brews over who should control rooftop panel and inverter accreditation
Regulator calls for industry feedback after proposing to leave the Clean Energy Council in charge of which products can participate in the rooftop solar scheme.
Rooftop solar certificate trading platform back in business after Federal Court intervention
Greenbot, an online trading platform for certificates generated through the federal government’s rooftop solar rebate, wins a stay of suspension.
Households hit the breaks on rooftop solar in June. Will they make a comeback in July?
Rooftop solar market hits a mid-year slump, with a sharp decline in monthly installations taking the shine off the record numbers seen in May.
“Resilient” renewable microgrid to power bushfire-threatened town for up to five days
Work starts on solar and battery based microgrid to help power one of the Victorian towns hardest hit by the 2019-2020 Black Summer of bushfires.
Groundbreaking trial shows how VPPs can pay for home batteries, slash costs on the grid
Two-year trial underscores “huge potential” for virtual power plants to solve some of the grid’s thorniest problems, as long as they can reward customers, too.
Powerwalls for parity: Australia’s biggest VPP opens up to community housing
Pioneering virtual power plant designed and developed by Tesla will bring community housing into the fold, giving them access to cheap renewable energy.