WA tips another $37m to deploy 180 standalone power systems across the state, as it aims for 1,000 over four years.
Western Australia
Why this state government is kicking gas out of a big coastal community
An entire community of households and businesses is in the process of quitting the reticulated gas network, backed by state government.
Solar and battery microgrid takes WA town to 100% renewables in Australian first
Western Australia again demonstrates its remote renewables leadership by powering Pilbara town of Onslow entirely on solar and battery storage.
Daytime power tariffs slashed to just eight cents a kWh to soak up rooftop solar
Synergy to offer a “Midday Saver” tariff of just 8c/kWh in a bid to help soak up the abundant rooftop solar energy supply.
W.A. launches “solar schools” VPP pilot in Goldfields region
W.A. government plans to transform up to 10 schools into solar and battery enabled virtual power plants kicks off with Kalgoorlie-Boulder Community High School.
WA solar households set for price shock as premium tariffs come to an end
With WA premium feed-in-tariff contracts starting to come to an end, it is a good time for solar households to consider their options.
W.A. to fund solar farms in six remote indigenous communities
W.A. government to install up to 4MW of solar across 6 remote indigenous communities, in $11.6m budget plan to slash use of heavy-polluting – heavily subsidised – diesel fuel.
W.A. Water Corp taps solar to cut grid power consumption in half
W.A. Water Corporation reveals plans to install solar across nine sites – enough to supply around 50 per cent of the electricity needs of each of the facilities in question.
WA is swapping 54km of poles and wires for solar and battery storage
Horizon Power is decommissioning 54km of poles and wires and replacing them with 13 Micro Power Systems combining solar, battery storage and a back-up diesel generator.
Off-grid school Australia's first to run 100% on solar, battery storage
New-build, off-grid school north of Perth, Western Australia, becomes first in Australia to be powered completely by rooftop solar and battery storage.