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SunPower invites its SunVault energy storage customers in a number of states in the US to sign up to its first virtual power plant offering, ConnectedSolutions. 

Marble Bar in WA's Eastern Pilbara region will soon have the capacity to host another 100kW of rooftop solar after a battery was installed at the town famous for its record-breaking heatwaves.

A post-pandemic reboot of plans to build a 48-level office tower in Melbourne’s CBD will feature a “solar skin” made up of vertical glass PV panels, that will generate 20% of the building’s power.

The shift to a national electricity market populated by disconnected microgrids and community batteries is being given a nudge along with a loosening of ring fencing rules for network companies.

Rooftop solar retailers to provide written estimates of expected savings of each new PV system they sell, as part of suite of changes for rebate scheme.

The devastation wrought by Hurricane Ida — one of the costliest hurricanes on record — made clear that microgrids remain far too scarce in disaster prone parts of the globe.

China energy crisis adds to solar price crunch in Australia, adding $1,000 to cost of average system and putting some retailers at risk.

Allegations that false documents were used in registration of more than 640 rooftop solar installations are being investigated by regulator.

Are there enough rooftop surfaces for solar PV panels to generate affordable, low-carbon energy for everyone who needs it?

Led by strong numbers in New South Wales, Australia’s rooftop solar market dusts itself off to record its first month-on-month increase since June.

A donated Tesla solar roof is powering a heritage merry-go-round in Buffalo, New York, not far from where the company makes its integrated PV tiles.

Victoria says national report understates the health, climate and energy benefits of moving to 7-star building standards – and says it will go it alone.

Victorian households can now join Australia's largest virtual power plant, as Tesla extends time-of-use, Powerwall 2 battery-based retail electricity offering to that state.

Treasury Wine Estates signs up to RE100 with pledge to source 100% of its electricity from renewables by 2024.

Hydrogen is a promising solution to clean up the most challenging sectors of the economy. Outside of that, however, it is woefully inefficient and risky.

Asahi Beverages-owned CUB brewery on Gold Coast now hosts massive rooftop solar system, which will produce 150 million solar beers a year.