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Heat pumps: The fastest growing solar technology you’re probably overlooking

November 23, 2022 by Warwick Johnston Leave a Comment

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Air Source Heat Pumps, which extract latent heat from the atmosphere and pump it into a water storage tank, are so hot right now. Here’s why.

Filed Under: Solar, News, Other Renewables

Smashing end to winter for solar as rooftop installs hit a new high

September 6, 2022 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

Australia’s rooftop solar market has shaken off the winter blues and closed out the colder months with a new high for the year.

Filed Under: Solar, News, Tariffs

“Cover the whole roof:” Home solar systems are getting much bigger, here’s why

August 4, 2022 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

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Rooftop solar systems are getting bigger, shifting the average system size from 6.6kW to north of 8kW for Australian households. What’s behind the trend?

Filed Under: Solar, Battery/Storage, News

Dramatic lift in solar battery sales as households seek energy “insurance”

July 21, 2022 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

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A message to solar installers: if you’re not including battery storage in your quotes to new customers, then you should be. At least that’s what the data says.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Featured, Solar

Consumers look to rooftop solar and batteries amid energy market chaos

June 9, 2022 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

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rooftop solar western australia

Latest monthly data from SunWiz shows there’s nothing like an energy price crisis to re-focus the consumer on home solar – and batteries.

Filed Under: Solar, Battery/Storage, News

Australian rooftop solar installs suffer one of biggest monthly falls in April

May 5, 2022 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

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rooftop solar western australia

New data shows rooftop solar installs charted a 26% month-on-month decline in April, bringing two months of growth to an abrupt halt.

Filed Under: Solar, News, Policy

Rooftop solar market bucks predictions of gloom again in March

April 6, 2022 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

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Rooftop solar installations charted upwards for the second month in a row in March, as homes and businesses continue to invest in cleaner, cheaper energy.

Filed Under: Solar

Rooftop solar installs plunge in January, as 2022 gets off to a slow start

February 4, 2022 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

Australia’s rooftop solar market suffers big slump in the first month of 2022.

Australia’s rooftop solar market suffers big slump in the first month of 2022.

Filed Under: Solar, News

Why Australia may be headed for its first rooftop solar contraction in years

February 3, 2022 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

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Shifting local trends and global industry headwinds could deliver the first contraction in the Australian rooftop solar market since 2015.

Filed Under: Solar, Battery/Storage, Featured, Policy, Tariffs

Solarcoaster continues as rooftop market rebounds, gets new record in sights

December 1, 2021 by Sophie Vorrath Leave a Comment

Australian rooftop solar industry delivers the year’s second-highest monthly peak in installations, just a month after a big slump.

Filed Under: Solar, News

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