New South Wales issues set of home battery storage guidelines, as industry warns against "jumping to an endgame" on safety.
Posted in Battery/Storage, Solar, TariffsTagged battery guide, battery storage, Standards Australia
NSW launches home battery guide, as race to “plug hole” threatens industry
Tagged battery guide, battery storage, Standards Australia
Energy Locals calls out ‘gen-tailers’ for driving up prices, hurting customers
Energy Locals becomes second market player in week to hit out at fossil fuel generators for “deliberately” driving up electricity bills.
Posted in TariffsTagged electricity prices, Energy Locals
As one home heads off grid… many more are choosing not to connect
One home in the heart of the Latrobe Valley goes off grid. But more than half of the new homes in the area are not even bothering to connect to the network in the first place, using rooftop PV and storage to look after their own needs.
Posted in Battery/Storage, Solar, TariffsErgon adds new retail tariff to home solar and storage trial
Qld solar and storage trial goes into third phase, with new retail product – Tariff 14 – designed to help guide customer energy consumption.
Posted in Battery/Storage, Solar, TariffsTagged Ergon Energy, solar plus storage
Graph of the Day: Most rooftop solar in Queensland now gets low “retail” tariff
Rooftop solar capacity in Queensland receiving state's now defunct premium FiT of 44c/kWh has been overtaken by the total of rooftop solar receiving retail rate.
Posted in Solar, TariffsTagged rooftop solar
How solar cut a Victorian nursery’s power costs by one third
A Victorian flower bulb business expects to slash its yearly power bill by one-third after installing a 60kW solar system at its Dandenong Ranges nursery. And that's before battery storage...
Posted in Battery/Storage, Solar, TariffsTagged commerical solar, Trina Solar
Rising prices, falling FiTs: A perfect storm for rooftop solar and storage?
Australia's rooftop solar market has set a cracking pace so far this year, and all signs are pointing to it continuing to gather pace, with or without battery storage or generous feed-in tariffs.
Posted in Battery/Storage, Solar, Tariffs
Melbourne’s first Tesla Powerwall home battery system – one year on
Nearly one year ago, Greens MP Greg Barber installed 5kW of solar alongside Melbourne's first 6.4kWh Tesla Powerwall home battery. Here's a look at how it has performed.
Posted in Battery/Storage, Solar, TariffsTagged battery storage, powerwall, solar plus storage, Tesla
Solar + storage bulk-buy proposed for NSW Northern Rivers region
NSW community renewables group Farming the Sun pitches seventh bulk-buy scheme, this time for solar and battery storage.
Posted in Battery/Storage, Solar, TariffsTagged community renewables, Farming the Sun, Starfish Initiatives