rooftop solar

Mallacoota SES given free solar and battery, in wake of East Gippsland fires

Group of companies led by RACV/Gippsland Solar have fitted the SES in the bushfire ravaged town of Mallacoota with 6kW…

March 5, 2020

OpenSolar boosts online “toolkit” in new alliance with Solar Outlet, SunWiz

Leading solar industry services companies join forces to offer Australian PV retailers and installers comprehensive toolkit of software, service, products…

March 3, 2020

Cuts for Victoria recommended solar tariffs – but few retailers offer peak rate

Victoria regulator makes small cuts to 2020/21 solar feed-in tariff rates, but says only one retailer offering customers both single…

February 27, 2020

RACV Solar teams with Enphase in major rooftop PV reboot

Just weeks after its acquisition of Gippsland Solar, RACV has inked a supply deal with US microinverter maker Enphase as…

February 25, 2020

Solar has smashed the centralised energy model, but can it bridge the social divide?

As rooftop solar booms in Australia, a closer look at the distribution of "prosumers" across the network reveals emerging inequalities…

February 20, 2020

Ikea to start offering home solar systems in Australia this year

Swedish furniture giant to launch its complete home solar offering – called SOLSTRÅLE – around Australia in April, starting with…

February 19, 2020

Australia solar module stockpiles could be exhausted soon, due to coronavirus

Key solar wholesaler warns stockpiles of China solar modules could be exhausted within a month, meaning a bumpy ride for…

February 12, 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

Flying start for rooftop solar in 2020 with 33 per cent boost in January

No long summer break for rooftop solar, with another 206MW of residential and commercial systems registered in January – usually…

February 11, 2020

Victorian networks plan for grid where 95 per cent of households have rooftop solar

Victoria’s major electricity distribution companies want to invest tens of millions of dollars to pave the way for a future…

February 4, 2020