Solar

Looking for energy independence? Make your solar smarter

As rooftop solar uptake increases, and the cost of batteries decreases, integrating smart management and storage can boost energy independence…

May 9, 2018

Solar Insiders May 9

Australia’s will reach 7GW of rooftop solar in May; why South Australia has hit a wall; and what’s happening at…

May 9, 2018

Melbourne's Crown Casino installs 300kW rooftop solar system

Melbourne's Crown casino complex is now partly solar powered, after the installation of a 300kW rooftop PV system on its…

May 8, 2018

IPART takes hard line on solar as it slashes feed-in tariff

IPART confirms plans to effectively penalise NSW solar households for the lower electricity prices their rooftop PV has helped to…

May 8, 2018

Australia beats 100MW rooftop solar installs for 7th month in a row

Australia rooftop solar installations top 100MW for the seventh month on a row.

May 8, 2018

WA residential solar PPA could be "absolute game changer"

Buyers of new-build homes at a property development in Perth’s northern suburbs are being offered an innovative rooftop solar power…

May 7, 2018

Image of the Day: Have Tesla Powerpack – "who needs Ergon?"

North Queensland business going off-grid with rooftop PV and a Tesla Powerpack battery system proudly proclaims: Who needs the network?

May 4, 2018

Commercial PV boom grips WA, as business wakes up to solar

The company behind one of WA's biggest retail solar installs says state’s commercial PV market is booming, as businesses seek…

May 3, 2018

Vicinity plans biggest solar array and biggest battery at shopping centres

Vicinity to roll-out of more than 11MW of commercial solar in a $28m project that will include largest rooftop array…

May 3, 2018

Daly River community goes "solar only" by day

Remote NT indigenous community now officially running on solar only during the day, after installation of 1MW PV and 2MWh…

May 2, 2018