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SunWiz data shows Victoria rooftop PV installs plunged over eight weeks of stage four Covid-19 restrictions, but all up Australia remains 40% ahead of same time last year.
Australian homes and businesses installed another 251MW of rooftop solar in August, even as installs in Victoria fell by nearly one-quarter.
As Covid-19 restrictions begin to be eased around Australia, SunWiz takes an in-depth look at the data to reveal what’s happening in the market.
Australia’s rooftop solar market maintains “very healthy levels” of growth despite the uncertain start to 2020, with just the usual Easter lull over the past fortnight.
Australia’s rooftop solar market has shown no signs of slowing down so far in 2020, with booming residential installations in February helping to break all previous records and delivering the highest monthly registered capacity of 218MW.
Leading solar industry services companies join forces to offer Australian PV retailers and installers comprehensive toolkit of software, service, products and support.
No long summer break for rooftop solar, with another 206MW of residential and commercial systems registered in January – usually a quiet month on the solar calendar.
A record 60MW of rooftop solar capacity installed in NSW in November – a new monthly high for any state in Australia – as 200MW national figure broken again.
August data suggests Australia’s rooftop solar market has effectively plateaued, albeit at record volume levels. Victoria, meanwhile, has made a slight recovery, but not for long.
We correct a mistake made on July data for rooftop solar installations in Victoria – but note that the state’s residential PV rebate is still having a troubling impact on the market.
