rooftop solar

Rooftop solar “compliance blitz” targets installer short cuts, safety breaches

Rooftop solar installers are on notice against taking short-cuts on safety, with the launch of a new safe work "compliance…

March 7, 2024

“I’ll take matters into my hands:” Why demand for household batteries is surging

Long-time solar owners are feeling burned by falling feed-in tariffs and rising night time rates and flocking to batteries. It's…

January 29, 2024

Rooftop solar feed-in tariffs to be slashed another 33 pct as duck curve grows

Regulator flags plans to slash rooftop solar FiT by another 33% in 2024, as midday wholesale power prices continue to…

November 22, 2023

Rooftop solar system sizes hit record high with 10kW shaping up as new norm

Latest data from SunWiz shows average rooftop PV system sizes hitting a new all-time high. Is the message to "cover…

August 3, 2023

Should rooftop solar retailers sell air source heat pumps too?

Air source heat pumps are starting to eat the lunch of rooftop solar. The retailers that manage to sell and…

June 13, 2023

Rooftop solar tariffs trimmed as regulator urges more self consumption

NSW solar households could get slightly less for the solar they export to the grid come July, despite forecasts of…

June 2, 2023

“Beautiful,” ethical solar: 1komma5 begins delivery of high-end German rooftop module

A new rooftop solar panel coming to Australia this year promises German-made quality, good looks, and high ethical standards.

June 1, 2023

Is your rooftop solar performing as well as it should? Data says… probably not

Some 75% of residential rooftop solar systems are not passing on the full extent of electricity bill savings they are…

May 18, 2023

Three strikes and out: Network warning to rooftop solar installers over inverters

Rooftop solar installers warned they will be sidelined if they fail to comply with strict new inverter installation standards.

May 11, 2023

Networks told to make zero export limits for rooftop solar a “rare occurrence”

AER all but bans use of zero export limits for rooftop solar households, with strict new rules for network companies…

April 11, 2023