Solar

Two years (and one major blackout) with my home battery and solar system

In which the Tesla Powerwall proves its worth, changing tariffs show the importance of solar self-consumption, and we weigh the…

September 7, 2021

CUB completes Australia’s biggest rooftop solar installation on a brewery

Asahi Beverages-owned CUB brewery on Gold Coast now hosts massive rooftop solar system, which will produce 150 million solar beers…

September 6, 2021

Victoria network owner relaxes rooftop PV export limits in top solar hotspots

While debate rages over how to solve the problem of rooftop solar congested grids, Powercor has completed a major works…

September 2, 2021

“Signs of a contraction” as Covid takes a bite out of the residential solar market

“The market is showing signs of a contraction," says SunWiz, whose latest data shows that Coronavirus restrictions are starting to…

September 2, 2021

Batteries with no solar: Changing market gives households new energy options

A time-of-use renewable energy retail offer has signed up hundreds of customers since its launch in South Australia, including homes…

September 2, 2021

Solar Insiders Podcast: Solar is king, but who gets to control it?

Why rooftop solar will be dominant feature of grid within 5 years. And we speak to Autonomous Energy over recent…

September 1, 2021

Door-to-door solar sales officially banned in Victoria, “tough” penalties threatened

A ban on door-to-door sales across all Solar Victoria rebate programs has come into force, to protect consumers from "dodgy"…

September 1, 2021

Community solar garden using second-hand panels among NSW grant recipients

Two regional NSW businesses have won state funding towards initiatives being developed to address Australia’s growing solar panel waste problem.

August 30, 2021

Planted green roofs deliver a boost to solar output, study reveals

Sydney-based study finds that solar panels installed on a planted “green roof” get a significant boost to their generation output,…

August 26, 2021

Plenty of promise for solar households, but ESB report delivers no windfalls

Some mainstream media hot takes on the ESB's long-awaited market redesign paint solar households as big winners. But is that…

August 26, 2021