NSW expands solar rebate scheme for low income households, as well as efficiency upgrades, taking opposite tack to SA Labor government.
NSW extends “free” rooftop solar offer to one million low-income households
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NSW solar households to get paid less for daytime exports, more for evening peak
NSW pricing regulator recommends further cuts to all-day solar FiT price range, but also proposes time-dependent benchmarks, to incentivise exports in afternoon peak.
Another eight NSW hospitals to go solar in boosted government scheme
A $14.5bn boost to NSW Health Solar Program will fund energy saving projects and solar upgrades at nine ambulance stations and eight hospitals across four Local Health Districts.
Armidale Hospital taps solar to slash grid power use by 40%
NSW government backs massive rooftop solar array for Armidale Hospital that will slash its annual energy costs.
Tesla Powerwall install kicks off NSW home battery scheme
13.5kWh Tesla Powerwall installed alongside solar at NSW Hunter-region home marks first of up to 300,000 battery systems to be delivered via state’s interest-free loan scheme.
NSW paves way for more – and bigger – rooftop solar systems
NSW government unveils further relaxations to renewable energy development policy, paving way for installation of larger residential and commercial rooftop solar systems.
Goulburn community solar farm wins grant to add battery storage
Plans to add battery storage to a 1.8MW community solar farm planned for Goulburn in NSW can go ahead after the project secured $2.1m grant from the state government.
NSW government taps solar to power aquatic, agriculture research hubs
850kW of solar across three NSW government research facilities will cut their grid energy use by 19%, and their annual electricity costs by 22%, or $210,000 a year.
"Daylight robbery" – NSW solar feed-in tariff slashed by 44%
Solar and green groups slam IPART decision to cut NSW solar feed-in tariff, compare it to “getting a pay cut for working overtime.”
IPART takes hard line on solar as it slashes feed-in tariff
IPART confirms plans to effectively penalise NSW solar households for the lower electricity prices their rooftop PV has helped to deliver, by cutting the recommended feed-in tariff in half for 2018/19.
