VEPC report skewers one of the key arguments used in case for solar export tax: that rooftop PV is a play-thing for the well-to-do.
Rooftop solar is not the preserve of the wealthy, so why tax it?
Solar homes pay 30% less for power than non-solar homes, even while using more
ACCC report puts economic benefits of rooftop solar up in lights. But where are those bill savings coming from? And what does the answer mean for future solar homes?
SA Water boosts massive solar rollout with 176kW system in Mt Gambier
The new array adds to a PV and battery rollout that is expected to generate around 242GWh of solar and 34 megawatt-hours of installed energy storage.
Energy consumer survey reveals who wants to quit gas, and who’s afraid of smart meters
Latest Energy Consumers Australia national survey offers some interesting insight on which households are thinking of quitting gas and what Australians think of smart meters.
Solar and battery microgrid takes WA town to 100% renewables in Australian first
Western Australia again demonstrates its remote renewables leadership by powering Pilbara town of Onslow entirely on solar and battery storage.
Sydney apartment block goes solar, plus 24 Tesla Powerwall batteries
New-build apartment complex adds bespoke solar solution, including what is believed to be Australia’s biggest residential Powerwall installation.
Where WA is installing all that rooftop solar – and where home batteries are following suit
New AEMO map details where Western Australia’s “amazing” distributed PV resource is being amassed, and where behind-the-meter battery storage is gaining momentum.
NT supercharges home battery rebate, with more money and new rules
Northern Territory government expands and updates home and business battery scheme, boosting it by $2.8m, offering more flexibility in size of systems and ensuring VPP readiness.
Battery joins wind-based microgrid to help WA town quit diesel
Remote Western Australia coastal town of Coral Bay chips away at diesel dependence with addition of lithium-ion battery system to its existing wind-based microgrid.
“BMW of batteries:” Solarwatt launches home storage system, backed by automaker
German-made modular, lithium-ion home energy storage system called Battery flex has been launched by Solarwatt in “close collaboration” with BMW Group.
