Sydney’s CBD has huge untapped rooftop solar potential that could save businesses and homes $70m a year on power costs, according to new study that has lessons for all Australia’s capital cities.
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WA shopping centre cuts grid power by 40% with solar car park
Northam Boulevard Shopping Centre unveils 665kW solar car park, that will generated nearly half of its energy needs.
Tasmania installs 1MW commercial solar array as residential market "rockets"
Nest Energy has installed Tasmania’s largest rooftop solar array, a 1MW system on a commercial building in Launceston. Meanwhile, the company says the residential market for solar and storage in the state is “going like a rocket.”
Stockland completes 925kW solar array on Sydney shopping centre
Australian property group completes its latest major commercial rooftop solar installation, a 925kW array at Wetherill Park Shopping Centre.
Mildura Airport installs 100kW solar to cut grid costs, boost reliability
Australia’s “busiest regional airport” adds 100kW of rooftop solar to cut electricity costs, boost security of supply in North Western Victoria.
Charles Sturt University to add 1.7MW rooftop solar system
CSU signs contract to install 1.77MW solar across 11 buildings at its Wagga Wagga campus, to meet just under 20% of its electricity consumption.
St Vincent's Health to install 2.7MW solar across 16 sites
St Vincent’s Health to install nearly 3MW of solar PV across 16 sites in three states – one of the Australia’s largest commercial solar roll-outs to date.
Kmart locks in second commercial solar install – 100kW on new NSW store
Kmart will install 100kW on the roof of its under construction outlet in Port Macquarie after successfully putting 100kW on a site in WA.
Goldfields museum mines the sun with 75kW solar array
Victorian government launches 75.4kW solar array installed at Gold Museum at iconic Ballarat tourist centre, Sovereign Hill.
Community-scale solar can power corporations, too
Corporations are entering the renewables market in force, and they will find much to like in the community-scale solar market.