One Step Off The Grid
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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.
A record May of 47MW of rooftop solar installs in New South Wales has taken the state to the 2GW mark. Records in Queensland, too, delivered a 177MW total for Australia for the month.
More record growth for rooftop solar in Australia, with a total of 181MW installed in March 2019, taking market two-thirds of way to volume reached in 2015 and 2016.
Just when you thought Australia’s residential market had peaked, 2018 delivered a record year of installs, with a big boost from the Victoria Solar Homes rebate.
SunWiz data shows Australia installed another 125MW of small-scale rooftop solar in September, taking total for calendar 2018 to 1.09GW and beating 2017 total with three months to go.
Business still booming for rooftop solar, with 142MW installed in August and NSW taking the lead and Victoria slowing slight fall.
Rooftop solar PV registrations for June fell from May’s record volume, but the first six months are still 50% ahead of last year.
Battery storage uptake by Australian households is starting to take off. But is it a financial no-brainer? New analysis from SunWiz says … it’s complicated. If you care about return on investment, there’s some things you should know.
2017 has been a year of records for Australian solar power, and the year’s not even finished yet. Here are 10 of the highlights so far…
New data shows home battery storage installations set to treble in 2017, even without a price fall. Once the technology gets cheaper, says SunWiz, batteries will be as ‘common as the backyard pool.’
