Policy

Energy Queensland to trial five grid-connected batteries in high solar zones

Energy Queensland to trial network-connected batteries in five regional locations that will host a total of 40MWh of storage capacity…

March 25, 2021

Rooftop solar rebate of up to 50 pct extended to small business in Victoria

Thousands of rooftop solar rebates offering up to 50% discount on cost of PV system to be made available to…

March 10, 2021

Victoria to fund “neighbourhood-scale” battery projects up to 5MW

Victorian government to fund series of “neighbourhood-scale” battery demonstration and pilot programs, to unlock the role shared storage can play…

March 3, 2021

Victoria regulator slashes solar tariffs by one third as wholesale prices fall

Victoria regulator says the days of high solar tariffs are over, as minimum FiT is slashed by one third due…

February 26, 2021

Strata rule changes pave way for more solar apartments

New South Wales parliament passes amendments to strata laws to make it “drastically easier” for apartments to install rooftop solar…

February 22, 2021

Zero-sum game: The rise of solar export limits, and what can be done about it

As rooftop solar continues to boom around Australia, an increasing number of households are coming up against strict limits to…

February 19, 2021

Labor promises 1,000 stand-alone solar, battery and hydrogen microgrids

Western Australia to build and install 1,000 standalone power systems including solar, battery and hydrogen electrolysers, to replace poles and…

February 18, 2021

Regulator flags another cut in solar feed-in tariffs in NSW

IPART flags another “likely” reduction to NSW rooftop solar feed-in tariff, as it prepares to set new benchmarks for the…

February 16, 2021

Low income households offered free solar in exchange for cost of living payments

S.A. government launches new pilot program offering the state’s low income households a free solar system in exchange for their…

February 16, 2021

New Tesla community battery trial will allow solar homes to bank their stored energy

Western Power and Synergy have kicked off a third community battery trial, this time offering up to 600 homes virtual…

February 10, 2021