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“As simple as booking a restaurant online:” Gas retailer pivots to solar and battery packages
Joshua S Hill9 Dec 20250 comments

Gas retailer launches home solar and storage “one-stop shop” it hopes will help consumers to find the right panels and batteries "in minutes."

Electrification, Policy, Solar
New grants scheme backs “trusted sources” to help households cut electricity bills
Joshua S Hill4 Dec 20250 comments

State government launches $5 million grant program to help community energy groups and not-for-profits help households get off gas, go solar and cut energy use.

Battery/Storage, Solar
Plan to fill C&I solar and battery gaps wins backing from federal green bank
Joshua S Hill4 Dec 20250 comments

CEFC backs Sydney-based company's rollout of more than 200 MW VPP of commercial- and industrial-scale rooftop solar and battery projects across Australia.

Energy Efficiency, Podcasts, Solar
SwitchedOn podcast: Are households becoming shock absorbers for the energy transition?
Anne Delaney3 Dec 20250 comments

Justice and Equity Centre's Craig Memery warns renters, shift workers and anyone who can’t move their energy use to the middle of the day could end up subsidising those who can.

Battery/Storage, Electrification, Policy, Solar
Solar, batteries, heat pumps: 20 councils across two states win funding for energy upgrades
Joshua S Hill28 Nov 20250 comments

Twenty councils across two states share in over $9m in federal funding to finance a variety of community energy upgrades.

Solar
“One of best on market:” Dual glass module promises “decades” of solar power
Joshua S Hill26 Nov 20250 comments

New bifacial rooftop solar module arrives in Australia with N-type back-contact, dual-glass and a a 30-year linear performance warranty.

Battery/Storage, Software/Gadgets, Solar
Solar, battery and VPP participation “built in” to vanguard new housing development
Sophie Vorrath26 Nov 20250 comments

New residential development to include rooftop solar, batteries and virtual power plant participation as standard, as two companies team up to deliver sustainable housing.

Electrification, Policy, Solar
Going solar, ditching gas: More federal funds tipped into state energy upgrades
Joshua S Hill20 Nov 20250 comments

Ten local governments share in more than $8 million in federal funding through the latest tranche of the Community Energy Upgrades Fund.

Solar
Solar panel “upcycling” plant makes fresh progress in shaky market
Joshua S Hill19 Nov 20250 comments

Victorian solar panel recycler makes key upgrades to its facility in the state’s east, just weeks after Australia's largest e-waste recycler entered voluntary administration.

Electrification, Energy Efficiency, Solar
Got an electric hot water system? Here’s the cheapest way to save electricity
Jack Gilding14 Nov 20250 comments

By all means investigate the "electrify everything" approach, but don’t ignore the possibility of a much cheaper and easier way of making a start on controlling your electricity use.

Electrification, Energy Efficiency, Solar
New funds, new rules to boost community electrification and rooftop solar for heritage houses
Joshua S. Hill & Sophie Vorrath13 Nov 20250 comments

NSW councils share in $21m in federal funds for community energy upgrades, while state changes rules to allow solar on heritage buildings.

Solar
Will “solar sharer” kill the rooftop PV industry?
Robert Farago12 Nov 20250 comments

As the hype around "free solar" starts to die down, it's important to ask how much "damage", if any, this policy will do to the rooftop PV market.

Solar
Tindo makes $1,000 bet that its Australian made panels can “stand the test of time”
Sophie Vorrath6 Nov 20250 comments

Australia's only solar panel manufacturer adds an extra later of warranty to its premium PV products, offering cash to customers claiming module replacement. 

News, Solar
Small but mighty: New 500 watt solar panel promises “world-first” efficiency
Joshua S Hill29 Oct 20250 comments

Chinese solar manufacturer unveils new 500 watt PV module which delivers a world-first 25 pct efficiency in a standard format under 2 square metres, and a new 1 GW supply deal for Australia.

Lowe Wines solar NSW vineyard
Battery/Storage, Off-Grid, Solar
Organic vineyard with hatted restaurant goes off-grid with solar and batteries
Sophie Vorrath27 Oct 20250 comments

NSW wine maker with a hatted restaurant switches on solar and battery system that will power all its operations and deliver around $85,000 a year in electricity savings.

Solar
Victoria offers big discounts on rooftop solar for businesses and community groups
Giles Parkinson3 Oct 20250 comments

Victoria offers big discounts for large rooftop solar arrays for businesses and community groups as governments intensify support for consumer energy resources.

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