AEMO

Rooftop solar and household batteries to take centre stage in rapid energy transition

AEMO's 2022 Integrated System Plan underlines key role distributed solar and storage will play in Australia's energy transition.

June 30, 2022

AEMO looks to smarter ways of managing abundant rooftop solar

South Australia should place a sunset date on the rooftop solar cut-off mechanism, particularly once the SA-NSW inter-connector is operational.

June 30, 2021

One-in-two homes could have solar and battery storage by 2050, modelling suggests

New projections suggest one-in-two Australian households could have solar and storage by 2050, if Australia becomes a "clean energy superpower."

June 23, 2021

Where WA is installing all that rooftop solar – and where home batteries are following suit

New AEMO map details where Western Australia's "amazing" distributed PV resource is being amassed, and where behind-the-meter battery storage is…

June 17, 2021

Date set for new solar inverter standards, with tighter controls to follow

Australian Energy Market Commission names date new technical standards for inverters will come into play, signals more changes to come.

February 25, 2021

AEMO set to go live with Australia’s first distributed energy database

Australian Energy Market Operator launching nation’s first detailed database of rooftop solar, battery storage, electric vehicles and other consumer-owned resources.

February 28, 2020

Rooftop solar to generate more than coal by 2040, saving billions

AEMO's Integrated System Plan says continued high uptake of rooftop solar and other demand-side resources could see distributed PV supply…

July 18, 2018

WA trial to use blockchain technology to deliver smart energy – and water

Blockchain technology by Perth-based Power Ledger to be used to coordinate solar, battery storage and water services in urban-scale trial.

November 21, 2017

Let's follow Malcolm Turnbull's rooftop solar and storage lead, and keep the lights on

Prime minister Malcolm Turnbull is mighty proud of the upgraded rooftop solar array and battery storage system that he had…

September 13, 2017

Australia set to add 1GW of rooftop solar in 2017 as grid prices leap

Two sets of research this past week have confirmed that a second rooftop solar boom is well underway in Australia,…

July 12, 2017