Western Australia to build and install 1,000 standalone power systems including solar, battery and hydrogen electrolysers, to replace poles and wires and diesel gen-sets, and boost the state’s green manufacturing sector.
Regulator flags another cut in solar feed-in tariffs in NSW
IPART flags another “likely” reduction to NSW rooftop solar feed-in tariff, as it prepares to set new benchmarks for the next three financial years.
Low income households offered free solar in exchange for cost of living payments
S.A. government launches new pilot program offering the state’s low income households a free solar system in exchange for their annual concession payments.
Big Four bank offers “green loan” for home solar, batteries
Commonwealth Bank to offer home loan customers up to $20,000 in low, fixed-interest finance to install rooftop solar, battery storage, EV chargers, or other green technologies.
Tesla hikes price of Powerwall home battery, again, in Australia
Tesla has raised the retail price of the Powerwall 2 for the second time in four months, as demand for the 13.5 kWh home battery system continues to outstrip supply.
Enova taps Tesla Megapack battery as “queen bee” for shared solar project
Enova Community Energy chooses Tesla Megapack as first shared battery in its Beehive Project – a peer-to-peer solar trading platform in the NSW Hunter Region.
Will the solar roof tile ever crack the mainstream market?
What are the pros and cons of solar roof tiles? And will they ever, as Elon Musk believes, go off like kelp on steroids?
New Tesla community battery trial will allow solar homes to bank their stored energy
Western Power and Synergy have kicked off a third community battery trial, this time offering up to 600 homes virtual solar storage via nine new PowerBank installations.
South Australia to trial “solar” hot water virtual power plant to act as midday sponge
Solarhart-led project will use thousands of residential hot water systems to soak up excess rooftop solar and provide cheap and scalable grid management services.
Rooftop solar installs off to quick start in January, up 23% on last year
Australia’s rooftop solar market continues to beat the odds, closing out the first month of 2021 with new installations up nearly one-quarter on the same time last year.