Solar

In our final episode for the year, SunWiz's Warwick Johnston on the highs and the lows of 2024 for rooftop PV, home batteries and all those who make the industry tick. Plus the news of the week.

Have you heard the one about non-solar homes paying the cost to networks of accommodating solar households? New report from regulator suggests it's not a thing.

Four good quality solar panels - costing around $500 - would produce enough power for an EV for 20 years. Low cost solar is an incredible opportunity we should not ignore.

Three simple, effective ways to stop your solar electricity going to waste.

Clean Energy Regulator issues fresh reminder to follow the rules governing the rooftop solar industry or face exclusion from the federal rebate scheme.

China giant unveils new inverter series in Australia and New Zealand, high-voltage hybrid inverter for use in residential applications.

Matthew van der Linden on Flow Power's big move into residential retail. Plus the latest on the rooftop PV market, SunDrive's innovation progress, and other news.

A $500 million investment will to provide more than 100,000 social housing properties with solar and other energy efficiency upgrades.

In the month Australia celebrated its four-millionth residential rooftop solar installation, the market appears to have celebrated by... well, taking a bit of a breather.

Flow Power says it has switched on its largest behind-the-meter project, a 2.8MW solar farm which is now providing power to a major canola oil producer in Victoria.

Surprising new research shows rooftop solar might be providing energy certainty for those with job uncertainty.

UNSW's Baran Yildiz on how Australia's millions of rooftop solar systems and other consumer energy assets are being integrated into the grid. Plus, a Tesla Powerwall to go with your Bunnings sausage? And other news of the week.

New data shows unemployed people are also turning to rooftop solar to have certainty about electricity bills. PV is not just for rich people, says Kaveh Khalilpou from UTS.

Switching water heaters to charge during the day can soak up solar and make sure electricity supply and demand match. A new, real-world trial has put this technique to the test.

Australia has notched up a new renewable energy milestone, with the number of households around the country to have installed rooftop solar passing the four million mark.

A client recently presented us with a challenge: More than 2,000 properties that could have solar and batteries installed, but a limited budget. Here's what we found.