Australian Energy Market Commission names date new technical standards for inverters will come into play, signals more changes to come.
Date set for new solar inverter standards, with tighter controls to follow
LG Energy Solution slashes RESU home battery costs in Australia
As the Tesla Powerwall 2 price goes up, LG Energy Solution Australia cuts the cost of its RESU home battery range delivering average savings of close to $A1000.
Strata rule changes pave way for more solar apartments
New South Wales parliament passes amendments to strata laws to make it “drastically easier” for apartments to install rooftop solar and other green technologies.
Zero-sum game: The rise of solar export limits, and what can be done about it
As rooftop solar continues to boom around Australia, an increasing number of households are coming up against strict limits to the amount of energy they are allowed to export to the grid, some of which cannot export their solar at all.
Labor promises 1,000 stand-alone solar, battery and hydrogen microgrids
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.
