Rooftop solar exports are subsidising others, and we should stop treating this technology as if they were big fossil fuel generators.
Rooftop PV
From coal to inverters, AEMO’s engineering vision is ambitious and necessary
This is AEMO’s sunshot – an ambitious plan to develop and deploy the systems and technologies that will make 100 per cent renewables happen.
WA to update grid transition plan as rooftop solar heads to half of homes
WA to update its grid transition plan as rooftop solar becomes an even more dominant player in the market.
Four ways rooftop solar and household batteries can help the grid
Regulator spells out four ways that rooftop solar and distributed energy benefit the grid.
Allume raises $6m to take rooftop solar “democratisation” technology global
Australian rooftop solar sharing technology developer closes $A6m fund-raising round, to speed up expansion into international markets.
Rooftop solar systems are getting bigger, and now average 8.7kW
Australia rooftop solar systems are now bigger than ever, with the rush of business installations pushing average sizes to more than 8.7kW.
Did AEMO just kill off the market for battery-based Virtual Power Plants?
Updated: AEMO has made it harder for battery-based VPPs and distributed energy resources to participate in the important frequency control markets.
AEMO promises to refine solar switch-off, but says measure is needed
AEMO considers more sophisticated, transparent solutions to maintaining minimum demand than simply shutting off rooftop solar
Rooftop solar is not the preserve of the wealthy, so why tax it?
VEPC report skewers one of the key arguments used in case for solar export tax: that rooftop PV is a play-thing for the well-to-do.
Solar tax debate futile unless we tackle the “original sin” of price regulation
Despite appearances, this is not a problem about rooftop solar exports. The real problem lies in how network sunk costs are recovered from consumers.
