Ergon Energy

Local network battery meets booming rooftop solar demand in regional coal town

A local network battery gets to work in a town that hosts the state's biggest coal plant, but also –…

July 12, 2023

Industry slams “antiquated, brutal” rooftop solar switch off plan for Sunshine State

A new rule that will require large numbers of rooftop solar systems to be fitted with a basic on-off switch…

November 9, 2022

Ergon to shift Thursday Island from diesel to renewable microgrids

Queensland utility calls for expressions of interest for renewable energy solutions for two diesel fuel-dependent remote communities.

April 30, 2021

Solar and battery "pod" to power a north Queensland farm, in govt-backed trial

Belgian-made renewable power “pod” combining solar, battery storage and a generator to be trialled on a north-west Queensland farm, in…

November 19, 2018

Birdsville bids farewell to geothermal, opts for solar and battery storage instead

Plans to replace Australia’s only utility-owned geothermal power station in remote Queensland town of Birdsville dumped in favour of distributed…

June 7, 2018

Ergon 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…

May 4, 2017

A 10-step guide to going off grid – from your utility

Ergon Energy provides guide to households considering using solar and battery storage to quit the grid. It says it doesn't…

July 27, 2016

Qld farmer quits 'crippling' cost of Ergon grid for solar – for price of a tractor

A Bundaberg cane growing family is building a ground-mounted solar system that will take its 80 hectare farm completely off…

December 15, 2015

Panasonic signs battery storage deal with 3 Australian utilities

Panasonic targets Australia as first global market for battery storage, in deal with 3 utilities to trial 8kWh system. It…

June 2, 2015