commercial solar

Final plea as deadline for “crippling” Queensland solar rule looms

Clean Energy Council makes last-ditch plea to Queensland government to delay and reconsider a rule change that threatens to cripple…

May 2, 2019

Labor to link 4,000 solar schools in 364MW national virtual power plant

Federal Labor plans to create virtual power plant of solar schools across Australia, through $1bn CEFC loans scheme to help…

April 30, 2019

SA Power Networks cuts dependence on own grid, with two solar arrays

South Australia’s biggest electricity distribution company is seeking to reduce dependence on its very own grid, by installing just under…

April 16, 2019

Queensland solar rule will blow out costs, cause months-long delays

Industry warns rule change requiring licensed electricians, only, to install solar panels on projects 100kW-plus, will have dire consequences for…

April 12, 2019

“Cheap shot” at commercial solar: Industry slams Queensland rule change

Solar developers slam Queensland government rule restricting panel installation to licensed electricians as "absurd," and warn it will kill many…

April 12, 2019

Record March for rooftop solar, more capacity installed than in all years before 2010

More record growth for rooftop solar in Australia, with a total of 181MW installed in March 2019, taking market two-thirds…

April 9, 2019

Goulburn Valley fruit farmer cuts power costs by $62k a year with solar

A fruit grower in Victoria’s Goulburn Valley has cut its grid power consumption by one-third, and its annual electricity costs…

April 5, 2019

Solar Bay inks deal to install solar on nine major shopping centres

Commercial renewables installer and financier inks deal with Real Asset Management to lease rooftops of nine of its suburban shopping…

March 26, 2019

How I got solar installed at my NSW school – and how you could, too

Last year I single-handedly organised, lobbied and arranged funds for a $100,000, 100kW solar panel installation for my school in…

March 21, 2019

W.A. Water Corp taps solar to cut grid power consumption in half

W.A. Water Corporation reveals plans to install solar across nine sites – enough to supply around 50 per cent of…

March 11, 2019