Policy

First-round winners of $50.4m Regional and Remote Communities Reliability Fund include microgrids for indigenous communities, farmers, regional towns and industrial parks.

NSW government unveils further relaxations to renewable energy development policy, paving way for installation of larger residential and commercial rooftop solar systems.

What, exactly, is a two-sided wholesale electricity market? And will it really be good for consumers, or just sound like it?

Solar Victoria says it will expand its home battery rebate scheme starting July to encourage the aggregation of distributed battery systems and pave the way for VPPs in the state.

More than 5,000 solar households apply for battery storage subsidy in just five weeks, in a last-minute rush to access a $6000 discount via state government home battery scheme.

Australian households invested in almost two-and-a-half “Big Batteries” worth of home energy storage in 2019, installing 22,661 systems over the course of the year with a total capacity of 233MWh, and taking further control over their energy supply.

Northern Territory to provide $6,000 grant for homes and businesses to install battery storage, funded by a cut in the solar feed in tariff.

Rooftop solar installs enjoy another record month in March, but delay in registrations may hide the impact of Covid-19 as pandemic clouds future.

Tesla data shows how household batteries orchestrated through "virtual power plants" provide critical system security services and respond to price signals to push down costs for all consumers.

Smart Energy Council webinar warns rooftop solar installers to "get deadly serious" about Covid-19 infection control, or “shut up shop” the for the next three months.

CEC and others push for Australia’s rooftop solar industry to continue operating during Covid-19 lock-down, but looking increasingly unlikely.

After flying off the shelf in 2019, the March allocation of the Victorian government's home solar rebates has barely shifted. Is this a sign of Covid-19 hitting demand?

Victorian company Solar 2.0 faces court in Bendigo after being charged by WorkSafe Victoria with failing to maintain a safe working environment without risks to health.

China PV manufacturer joins RE100 with pledge to use renewable energy only by 2028, says it "firmly believes" world can get to 100% renewables by 2050.

A 5MW, 5MWh community solar and battery project proposed for Orange in NSW will go ahead with grant funding from the state government.

Plans for a 5MW solar farm with 5MW/10MWh battery in NSW Byron Shire given leg-up from state government, with a $3.5 million grant from Regional Community Energy Fund.