New-build Qld suburb offers houses with solar + Tesla Powerwall 2 included – enough to make them energy self-sufficient from “dawn to dusk.”
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Pace of renewables shift leaves city planners struggling to keep up
Responding to climate change, networks of decision-makers, such as the C40 collective of major cities, have begun adopting strategies to promote the uptake of renewable energy. Yet land use planning has seemingly begun to lag behind.
Rooftop solar continues record year, even as STC price fall kicks in
With another 93MW solar added to Australian homes and business in July, Sunwiz declares market to be “level – at exceptionally high levels.”
NSW Aboriginal Housing Office to put solar on 970 properties
NSW government’s Aboriginal Housing Office wants to install solar on 970 of its properties in the state’s west, where tenants are suffering “extreme energy hardship.”
Catholic schools go big in rooftop solar and battery storage
A massive solar and storage rollout has begun for schools in Central Queensland, contracting for rooftop PV totalling more than 4MW with battery storage of 3MWh.
Sunshine Coast opens 15MW solar farm that will save it $22 million
Sunshine Coast becomes first council to complete its own large scale solar farm, and expects it to deliver $22 million in savings over life of plant.
Payback vs rates of return: How to judge the value of your rooftop solar
In most cases, investing in a domestic solar PV system or in energy savings measures has become a positive financial investment. The question is: how good is the investment?
Get in on the ground floor: how apartments can join the solar boom
Getting your strata committee to agree to solar panels is tricky, but it can be done.
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 most Australian households and businesses. Just ask Cory Bernardi.
'Coal flowers' with 6.8kW of solar petals? It's child's play
Australia’s oldest adventure playground is now powered by solar, from a a stunning new playscape made of old coal plant parts and cutting edge PV technology.
