A 91kW solar, 41kWh battery storage system built to power a black coal mine museum has been launched in Victoria – a living demonstration of Australia’s energy transition.
Final plea as deadline for “crippling” Queensland solar rule looms
Clean Energy Council makes last-ditch plea to Queensland government to delay and reconsider a rule change that threatens to cripple the state’s booming commercial PV sector.
Labor home battery plan could slash electricity bills by up to 80%: report
Smart Energy Council report finds ALP battery rebate and finance policies could combine with existing solar rebates to deliver massive electricity cost savings for households – up to $1,860 a year.
Shared solar and communal battery to power 100% renewable W.A. housing estate
A 100% renewable residential development in W.A. will feature blockchain-ready solar homes, a microgrid supply network for water and power and – in what is being claimed as an Australian first – a shared on-site 670kWh battery.
Labor to link 4,000 solar schools in 364MW national virtual power plant
Federal Labor plans to create virtual power plant of solar schools across Australia, through $1bn CEFC loans scheme to help schools invest in rooftop panels and battery storage.
NSW lifts solar feed-in tariff range, as electricity prices refuse to fall
One year after slashing the state solar feed-in tariff by 44%, NSW pricing regulator IPART has lifted the recommended range for retailers to pay solar households by 2c/kWh.
Victorian water utilities ink major off-take deal with state’s biggest solar farm
Thirteen Victorian water utilities have banded together to forge a major renewable energy off-take deal that will supply between 20 and 50 per cent of each corporation’s total electricity needs, and lower water bills for consumers. The utilities, under an umbrella organisation called Zero Emissions Water Ltd (ZEW), have signed a deal with the 200MW […]
Victoria solar industry slams pause in rooftop rebate, as phones “stop ringing”
Victoria’s rooftop solar industry says pause in applications for the state’s Solar Homes rebate will kill business for almost 3 months, as customers hold off investing until July.
Solar wine and Cheezels? NSW solar farm to power Australian Vintage, Snack Brands
Flow Power’s latest deal to buy more than half the output of a 120MW NSW solar farm will supply PV generation to two major Australian food and beverage businesses.
Westpac joins shift to 100% renewables, starting with big NSW solar farm
Westpac becomes fourth Australian company to join global RE100 movement, signs up to buy electricity and LGCs from the Spark Infrastructure owned 120MW Bomen Solar Farm.