Western Australia

WA trials Tesla battery on suburban grid in top solar postcode, Mandurah

WA government sets ball rolling on a “shared storage” trial that will install a 105kW/420kWh Tesla battery on the grid…

October 18, 2018

WA energy minister mulls home battery incentives, in solar tariff review

WA energy minister to review solar tariffs, and possible incentives to boost battery uptake, as the state's rooftop PV market…

July 31, 2018

WA council proposes solar loans, rebates to boost rooftop installs

WA council weighs local government incentives as residential rooftop solar installs fall well behind state average.

March 13, 2018

WA council to install 200kW solar system at aquatic centre, save $73k a year

City of Mandurah to save around $73,000 a year on power costs with the installation of a 200kW solar system…

September 15, 2017

Horizon Power extends WA off-grid solar and storage trial

WA network operator to take more remote regional customers off grid, with solar, battery storage and back-up diesel, after success…

May 15, 2017

WA solar installer teams with EV company to offer "complete package"

Infinite Energy says partnership with JET Charge will "complete the picture" for customers, adding EV charging to solar, battery storage…

August 4, 2016

Stand-alone solar and battery storage trial kicks off in rural WA

WA utility Western Power has installed six stand-alone solar and battery storage power around the state as part of $4m…

July 13, 2016

What's driving regional West Australians off the grid? A solar installer's view

WA solar installer says increasing consumer concern about future risk – both in terms of what power bills will look…

March 9, 2016

Synergy proposes 'sun tax' on WA solar households

A proposal by Western Australia’s state-owned electricity provider, Synergy, to effectively double the charge to connect the state’s more than…

December 2, 2015