rooftop solar

One-quarter of Australian homes now have solar

Roy Morgan research shows almost one in four Australian households own solar panels – almost one-third in South Australia.

July 7, 2017

AGL to pilot "virtual" rooftop solar scheme for renters, apartments

AGL energy CEO says upcoming new pilot will offer access to a "rooftop solar discount" to households unable to install…

June 21, 2017

Rooftop solar's new boom – when installing PV becomes a no-brainer

Falling technology costs and yet another hike in electricity prices are combining to make rooftop solar an economic no-brainer for…

June 20, 2017

Office products supplier COS installs 403kW solar across three sites

Australia’s largest privately owned office products supplier installs $1m of solar to cut grid power usage by 80%.

June 19, 2017

Bigger is now better for rooftop solar – even for low energy users

ATA report finds 5kW-plus rooftop solar systems offer best bang for buck, no matter the household energy profile – and…

June 16, 2017

Four shopping centres to go behind the meter in major commercial solar deal

One of Australia’s biggest shopping centre owners, SCA Property Group, signs 10-year deal to power four sites cross NSW and…

June 5, 2017

Solar powered factories: Industrial energy costs targeted in Victoria finance scheme

Victorian government backed funding scheme helps plastics manufacturer install solar, slash electricity costs by nearly $100k/year.

May 29, 2017

"Solar farmlet" on livestock exchange leads rural push to local generation

Regional Victorian city of Wangaratta to install 750kW on the sprawling new rooftop of the council-owned Wangaratta Livestock Exchange.

May 25, 2017

Redflow zinc bromine batteries tapped for Dutch solar-powered dairy

Six Redflow 10kWh ZBM2 zinc-bromine flow batteries have been selected to be installed at a Dutch dairy farm, to store…

May 24, 2017

Australia's new solar 'burbs' – where rooftop PV is mandatory

New suburb in the ACT has laid claim to being Australia’s first to have made a minimum of 3kW rooftop…

May 24, 2017