Qld govt scheme to use rooftop solar to cut the electricity costs of low income and rental households has begun being rolled out in the south-east, with plans to extend the trial throughout the state.
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Rooftop solar: Sydney and other city CBDs have barely tapped 'solar goldmines'
Sydney’s CBD has huge untapped rooftop solar potential that could save businesses and homes $70m a year on power costs, according to new study that has lessons for all Australia’s capital cities.
Go Big: Six reasons why you should be a rooftop solar champion
Investing in a home solar system that is larger than your immediate needs might seem irrational, but there are many great reasons why you should maximise your rooftop potential.
WA shopping centre cuts grid power by 40% with solar car park
Northam Boulevard Shopping Centre unveils 665kW solar car park, that will generated nearly half of its energy needs.
"Nuts" electricity market drives new rooftop solar boom – with side of battery storage
An electricity market “about as bad as you can get” has helped put household solar – and storage – back in the spotlight of Australia’s renewables shift, prompting forecasts of “massive growth.”
Off grid vs network-connected: A Queensland community divided
A Daintree Rainforest community’s decades long campaign to get network supplied power has caught the attention of the federal energy minister and ARENA. But not all of the community’s residents are on board with the idea, and say off-grid living is the way to go.
Stanford University completes 4.5MW of rooftop solar
The addition of solar panels at 15 new buildings means Stanford’s Silicon Valley campus has added 4.5MW of renewable energy to its local grid.
Rooftop solar now Queensland's biggest power station
The 1,805MW of solar PV capacity on rooftops of Queensland homes and business now more than biggest power station by capacity in the state, overtaking the 1,780MW Gladstone coal plant.
Rooftop solar enjoys second boom as fossil fuel scare campaign backfires
The fossil fuel industry’s scare campaign over renewable energy has seen households and businesses flocking to install solar on their roofs.
New standard could restrict and add costs to extra solar and battery storage
New Australia-wide standard gives networks power to limit size of household solar systems – and could push up prices for AC-coupled battery storage products from Tesla, Enphase, Selectronic and others.