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Network bets its own money on filling commercial roofs with solar and storing it in community batteries
Network’s revamped community power trial aims to turn surplus commercial solar into lower bills for 32,000 customers across entire neighbourhoods.
Anne Delaney

Sep 25, 2026

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Renewables

First women-only rooftop solar project powers up in Victoria, sets higher bar for industry
It’s common to see a group of blokes working away on a rooftop solar installation, but an all-women team? Not likely.
Rachel Williamson

Mar 4, 2025

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Solar

Victoria’s La Trobe University switches on massive 2.5MW solar array
A 2.5MW solar system installed across 25 rooftops at La Trobe University’s Bundoora campus in Melbourne’s north has been completed.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 25, 2020

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Solar

Sydney 1.7MW rooftop solar “power station” switched on and playing both sides of meter
Epho Commercial Solar demonstrates how “tens of gigawatts” of potential for solar generation could be tapped from Australia’s industrial rooftops.
Sophie Vorrath

May 22, 2020

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Solar

South Australia winemaker completes shift to 100% renewables with solar car park
3MW solar system completed at Pernod Ricard Barossa Valley wineries rounds off the French company’s journey to 100% renewables for its Australian operations.
Sophie Vorrath

May 2, 2020

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NSW government paves way for more – and bigger – rooftop solar systems
What, exactly, is a two-sided wholesale electricity market? And will it really be good for consumers, or just sound like it?
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 24, 2020

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Solar

Solar Bay announces $350m commercial solar buy-back and PPA scheme
Renewables fund announces $350m investment vehicle to buy out existing rooftop solar systems from large businesses – starting with the 500kW Sydney ICC array.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 23, 2020

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Solar

Townsville office complex, and Adani Carmichael coal mine HQ, goes solar
Sentinel Property Group installs 100kW solar system at its River Quays building in Townsville, whose tenants include Indian coal mining giant Adani Resources.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 14, 2020

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Solar

Recycling giant Visy awarded generation licence for SA solar and battery plant
Visy Board cleared to send power to the grid from a rooftop solar and Tesla Powerpack system the company installed on a facility in Gepps Cross, South Australia.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 2, 2020

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Solar

Rooftop solar makes flying start to 2020 with 33 per cent boost in January
No long summer break for rooftop solar, with another 206MW of residential and commercial systems registered in January – usually a quiet month on the solar calendar.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 12, 2020

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Solar

More solar beer as XXXX brewers install 690kW of PV
The makers of Australia’s (in)famous XXXX beer have installed a $2 million project, 690kW solar array on their 140-year-old Milton brewery.
Joshua S Hill

Jun 27, 2019

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Solar

Twice defeated, Queensland government “finally” calls for solar industry roundtable
After second legal defeat in one month, Queensland government calls for “urgent industry roundtable” on solar safety – a meeting industry has been seeking for months.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 26, 2019

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