Northern Territory

Tiwi Islands community adds solar and battery to reach 50 per cent renewables

A remote NT community will soon source up to half of its electricity supply from renewables, with new works underway…

February 24, 2023

Solar and battery microgrid on track to power off-grid town of Jabiru

Works begin on Jabiru Hybrid Renewable Project, the solar and battery components of which should supply the off-grid NT town…

August 2, 2021

NT supercharges home battery rebate, with more money and new rules

Northern Territory government expands and updates home and business battery scheme, boosting it by $2.8m, offering more flexibility in size…

June 16, 2021

NT to shift all remote communities to renewable microgrids

NT government to establish competitive tender process to transition scores of remote indigenous communities to renewable-based power systems by 2030.

April 12, 2021

Hundreds tap Northern Territory home battery grant scheme

NT Labor government says more than 300 applications have been made to the Territory's $6,000 battery grant, driving a $7…

November 4, 2020

School energy costs cut by up to $40k a year through NT government scheme

Northern Territory government says the six rooftop PV installations completed so far are saving selected schools between $30,000 and $40,000…

June 29, 2020

Off-grid battery to shift NT Titjikala community to solar only, by day

A 970kWh battery added to existing 400kW solar array expected to take remote Northern Territory Indigenous community almost entirely off…

June 19, 2020

Northern Territory names all 25 schools chosen for solar roll-out

NT names all 25 schools selected to have their electricity bills slashed by as much as 40 per cent through…

February 12, 2020

NT completes 10MW solar roll-out to 25 remote indigenous communities

Australia's largest integration of solar – and one 2MWh battery storage system – with off-grid power stations across 25 remote…

April 16, 2019

NT councils offered grants to install solar, EV chargers, batteries

Northern Territory Labor government opens $2m grant scheme to encourage councils to move to better energy efficient infrastructure and reduce…

March 13, 2019