AEMO to fast-track rooftop solar shutdown mechanisms in W.A. as part of a suite of measures to ensure stability in world’s most isolated grid.
Solar exports face shutdowns as rooftop PV lays siege to world’s most isolated grid
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Rooftop PV meets 84 pct of South Australia demand, sends operating demand to new low
Rooftop solar PV has a few important new benchmarks in South Australia, contributing 84.4 per cent of total energy demand on Sunday afternoon.
AEMO installs early warning system for surplus solar and rooftop PV shutdowns
AEMO institutes early warning system for potential rooftop solar “shutdowns” if there is too much PV in the grid for it to control.
Taylor tightens rules for rooftop solar industry, hands sheriff’s badge to CER
Australia’s rooftop solar industry is bracing for a major regulatory overhaul, including on how companies and equipment qualify for the national rebate scheme.
Australia’s breakthrough solar tech has eye on rooftop and mega-project markets
SunDrive’s breakthrough moment in solar cell technology could be a game-changer for Australian solar projects and for local solar cell production.
Flexible PV: South Australia trials new solar export rules as it heads to 100 pct solar
South Australia to introduce flexible exports for new and upgraded systems as it seeks to manage the growing dominance of rooftop solar.
South Australia to be first gigawatt scale grid to meet all demand with rooftop solar
In the next few months South Australia could become the first gigawatt scale grid in the world to meet all its demand from rooftop solar.
Rooftop solar delivers 62% of total generation, drives demand to record low in WA
Rooftop solar sends minimum “operational demand” to a new low in WA’s main grid, some 10 per cent below the previous benchmark.
Rooftop solar slowdown: It’s not just the pandemic and lockdowns
Covid is not the only reason that the heat has gone out of the rooftop solar PV market in Australia.
Rooftop solar could meet up to three quarters of total grid demand by 2025
Rooftop solar is going to fundamentally change the grid, AEMO says, and push operational demand down to lows never contemplated before.
