Solar households have every right to feel aggrieved about the idea of an export tax. And the issue has divided the solar industry.
Rooftop PV
Is rooftop solar really causing a network bottleneck?
Has the AEMC been gullible in accepting frivolous claims about bottlenecks associated with the connection of rooftop solar?
Modelling: How the proposed rooftop solar tax will affect solar households
What would the implementation of a solar tax mean for rooftop solar returns? We look at the AEMC modelling.
Solar tax: Networks able to charge households to export solar power to grid
Households may soon be taxed for solar exports sent back to the grid, but the rule maker promises this will eliminate current constraints on exports and make the system fairer.
Western Australia sets new record for wind and solar share, and minimum demand
Western Australia sets a new record for wind and solar share in its stand-alone grid, while the growth in rooftop solar pushes grid demand to a record low the following day.
Australia braces for solar price hike as supply chain pressures start to bite
“Double whammy”. Solar industry experts warn of potential massive spike in Australian solar module prices due to increase in materials and shipping costs.
Switching off rooftop solar will become an important feature of a renewables grid
About 10,000 South Australian households had their rooftop solar switched off on Sunday. They probably didn’t even notice the intervention, and certainly not their place in Australia’s grid history.
Fire takes out biggest gas generator in South Australia, AEMO curtails rooftop solar
Havoc in South Australia grid as fire sidelines biggest gas generator, sending prices soaring, and AEMO steps in to take out some rooftop PV for first time to deal with plunging demand.
How to convince households to offer battery storage to boost the grid
Sydney start-up UPowr to apply behavioural science techniques in study into how to boost participation in solar and storage orchestration initiatives.
AGL has second crack at rooftop solar market in bid to catch up with energy transition
AGL Energy makes move to become largest commercial solar provider in Australia, with acquisition of two major market players, Epho and Solgen Energy Group.
