solar

NSW, ACT households face big hike in cost of installing solar PV

ACT and NSW utilities to boost metering charges for new solar installations by factor of nearly 10.

June 19, 2015

Queensland pushes through massive rises in fixed electricity charges

Fixed charges to households surge, and may cost small business two-thirds of bill, as government-owned utilities move against solar, efficiency.

June 19, 2015

Rooftop solar to overtake coal capacity in Australia by 2030

AEMO says rooftop solar capacity to grow to as much as 25GW, overtaking coal capacity in next decade as big…

June 18, 2015

Household and business rooftop solar PV forecasts – state by state

AEMO's state by state, medium and long term solar PV forecasts have been upgraded significantly from last year in almost…

June 18, 2015

Rooftop solar to cut total grid demand to zero in South Australia

Energy market operator says rooftop solar will grow to the point where there is zero demand from the grid in…

June 18, 2015

What if every house had solar PV, and every car was electric?

New Zealand's biggest power generator imagines a scenario where every home had solar PV, and every car was electric. And…

June 17, 2015

Budget 2015: Coalition opens solar market to “Tony’s Tradies”

The tax break offered by the Abbott government to "Tony's Tradies" could see big lift in rooftops solar installations. This…

May 13, 2015

Community 'revolving loan' model delivers 35kW rooftop solar

A funding model based on 'revolving loans' has helped develop 35kW of community solar projects around Australia.

April 22, 2015

Defence Housing to create solar suburb in Darwin, ready for EVs

New development to create 337kW solar suburb, producing 600,000kWh of electricity a year and saving Defence members more than $4.1m…

April 7, 2015

How your local McDonalds could become zero net energy store

Not many people associate fast food with clean energy. But that’s exactly what one of the largest quick-service restaurants in…

March 31, 2015