One Step Off The Grid
Solar, storage and distributed energy news
Moora Moora was first established as an off-grid co-operative community in 1974 and has grown, since then, to host 30 off-grid homes, 70 people and, now, three fully electric cars.
Would you hand over total control of your solar and battery in return for no power bills? Ausgrid and Reposit team up to demonstrate effective management of a two-sided electricity market.
Our $8,000 investment in solar has made us effectively carbon neutral for all of the electricity we use, not just for the home, but for the electric car as well.
Angus Taylor's Integrity Review of Australia's rooftop solar sector has landed, all 63 pages and 13 recommendations. Here's what it has to say.
In which the Tesla Powerwall proves its worth, changing tariffs show the importance of solar self-consumption, and we weigh the implications for future EV charging.
A time-of-use renewable energy retail offer has signed up hundreds of customers since its launch in South Australia, including homes with battery storage only.
Some mainstream media hot takes on the ESB's long-awaited market redesign paint solar households as big winners. But is that accurate?
Consumers say they want to go off-grid, or at least have smarter and more resilient community-based power supplies, after big outages caused by bushfires.
The impact of the extended Covid-19 lockdown in New South Wales is starting to show in the state’s rooftop solar market. Victoria, meanwhile, is back on the up.
Why are so many Australians sending perfectly good solar panels to the tip? Dr Nick Engerer asked the question on LinkedIn recently and the response was swift and resounding.
Solar, battery and VPP specialist shares his experience of building the “perfect” solar system, which helped flip his bill from a $500 debit to hundreds in credits.
Regulator to have a longer think about rooftop solar export tax proposal after a flood of objections and alternative ideas.
South Australia should place a sunset date on the rooftop solar cut-off mechanism, particularly once the SA-NSW inter-connector is operational.
Not all batteries are created equal. ITP Renewables' ARENA-backed Battery Test Centre in Canberra has been putting home batteries through their paces for five years. Here are the key lessons learned.
Latest data from SunWiz shows Australia's rooftop solar market is back on track in May, with the exception of some "worrying" figures coming out of NSW.
