New South Wales

NSW extends “free” rooftop solar offer to one million low-income households

NSW expands solar rebate scheme for low income households, as well as efficiency upgrades, taking opposite tack to SA Labor…

June 8, 2022

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…

April 30, 2021

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…

November 16, 2020

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.

July 22, 2020

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…

April 24, 2020

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…

April 24, 2020

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…

March 10, 2020

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…

December 9, 2019

"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…

July 4, 2018

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…

May 8, 2018