Policy

Another 3,000 Powerwall batteries installed as South Australia's Tesla VPP expands to offer grid support services as well as savings for housing estate households.

Western Australia government names all 10 public schools selected to form a solar and battery-based virtual power plant on the state's South West Interconnected System.

Smart Energy Council says solar businesses risk being saddled with "millions of dollars" of redundant stock in rush to new rooftop PV standards and protocols in South Australia.

Queensland government-backed plan to install 15MW of solar across five major shopping centres across the state is underway, starting with 1MW at Grand Central, Toowoomba.

As if to underscore the point, power blackouts rolled across California right after dozens of stakeholders urged state regulators to push harder to get more microgrids built.

Works begin on 12MW ground-mounted solar array for SA Water reservoir that supplies the drinking water for nearly half of metropolitan Adelaide.

City of Hobart proposes acting as virtual power hub, by buying rooftop solar directly from residents at higher rate than FiT and using it to power daytime operations.

There's a lot rooftop solar companies can't do under Melbourne's current Stage 4 restrictions, but what can they do? Here's a list.

W.A. government plans to transform up to 10 schools into solar and battery enabled virtual power plants kicks off with Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School.

ACT government extends free energy advice program to renters in bid to cut power costs for more people working from home due to Covid-19.

Victorian government adds interest-free loan to rooftop PV rebates for landlords, allowing them to cut the upfront cost of installing solar on rentals by up to $3,700.

A 2.5MW solar system installed across 25 rooftops at La Trobe University’s Bundoora campus in Melbourne’s north has been completed.

NSW government backs massive rooftop solar array for Armidale Hospital that will slash its annual energy costs.

Two remote Queensland communities will cut their diesel costs, through the installation of solar, under a state government initiative.

SAPN, the distribution network service provider with the highest concentration of rooftop solar on the National Electricity Market, backs consumer-group led push to support increased and equitable distributed solar uptake.

Western Power installs W.A.'s 13th community battery, but in this case on the customer connection side as part of a unique five-year trial with the Shire of Augusta-Margaret River.