South Australia to trial “flexible” exports for solar households in a trial that is expected to become standard throughout the country.
Rooftop PV
The “solar tax”: Why should households be charged to generate power?
If we must have a solar tax, let’s make sure it allows for flexibility in connection and tariff options for solar system owners as well as the networks.
The sun tax debate: misconception and false-accusation?
Some of the claims made by advocates of the solar export fee, or the sun tax, do not bear scrutiny.
Unstoppable: Rooftop solar market notches up new all-time high in March
Australia breaks yet another record for rooftop solar installations, with homes and businesses adding 317MW of systems in March – an all-time high for national monthly installs.
Sydney factory to share excess rooftop solar power with employees
An 800kW solar system installed on the industrial rooftop of a window furnishing company in Sydney will soon supply power to its employees, too.
Booming rooftop solar growth pushes renewables to 28 pct of energy mix
A record-breaking 3GW of new rooftop solar installations in 2020 pushed the total renewable energy mix in Australia to almost 28 per cent.
Can rooftop solar and household batteries keep grid stable when big generators fail?
The behaviour of rooftop solar and battery systems during periods of major grid disruptions will be the focus of a new UNSW study.
Rooftop solar export charge is more palatable than more solar curtailment
Blunt reality is that without the sort of export charges mooted by AEMC, we will end up with more zero export limits and more solar curtailment.
CEP to build 150MW big battery at former Holden plant in South Australia
CEP reveals the second of four grid-scale energy storage projects, a 150MW big battery to be built on the outer Adelaide site of the former GMH manufacturing plant.
AGL teams up with UK solar, battery and EV specialist Ovo Energy
AGL inks deal to roll out Ovo’s “customer experience” energy flexibility platform, built around smart meters, solar and batteries, and electric vehicle charging.
