NT government to establish competitive tender process to transition scores of remote indigenous communities to renewable-based power systems by 2030.
Tasmania Labor promises feed-in tariff “fix” with solar and battery loans
Tasmania’s opposition party pledges $20m to zero and low-interest loans of up to $15,000 for households and businesses to finance batteries and rooftop solar.
Social housing tenants enjoy Tasmania’s first community microgrid with solar and Tesla batteries
Tasmania’s first community microgrid, with rooftop solar and Tesla battery storage, is successfully powering a group of social housing tenants at the edge of the state’s grid.
Unstoppable: Rooftop solar market notches up new all-time high in March
Australia breaks yet another record for rooftop solar installations, with homes and businesses adding 317MW of systems in March – an all-time high for national monthly installs.
Sydney factory to share excess rooftop solar power with employees
An 800kW solar system installed on the industrial rooftop of a window furnishing company in Sydney will soon supply power to its employees, too.
Victoria boosts rooftop inspector numbers in “dodgy solar” crackdown
Victorian government to boost number of inspectors employed to check and sign off on newly installed rooftop PV systems, backed by a new specialised training program.
Fimer partners with SwitchDin to boost inverter smarts – and compliance
International inverter maker joins forces with Australia’s SwitchDin to “future proof” its products to changing rules – and market opportunities – around rooftop solar.
Consumer group calls on Victoria to ban rooftop solar cold-calling
Consumer Action Law Centre says it is up to governments to step in and change laws to better protect solar consumers – starting with Victoria.
Energy Queensland to trial five grid-connected batteries in high solar zones
Energy Queensland to trial network-connected batteries in five regional locations that will host a total of 40MWh of storage capacity between them.
Germany installed 100,000 home batteries in “year of Corona”
German households have now installed a total of 300,000 battery systems, as the proportion of home solar systems installed with storage rose to 70% in 2020.