Rooftop PV Archives - Page 10 of 40 - Renew Economy

Biggest gas unit in South Australia closed in midday sun to help keep lights on
AEMO shuffles its cards as it seeks to maintain grid stability in South Australia, switching off the biggest gas generator to contain the risk to rooftop PV.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 18, 2022

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Western Australia sets new renewables record of 81% – in world’s biggest isolated grid
WA grid reaches record level of 81 per cent renewables, driven mostly by rooftop solar.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 17, 2022

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Solar

NSW plans massive solar and battery virtual power plant across 2,200 public schools
Plans to establish Australia’s largest school-based solar and battery virtual power plant are underway, with launch of EOI process by NSW government.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 16, 2022

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Rooftop solar switched off for third day, but Thursday looms as crunch in South Australia
Updated: Rooftop solar to be switched off in South Australia every day until link to NEM re-established, with some crunch days looming at the end of the week.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 15, 2022

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Smart Energy

There’s a smarter way of solving the problem of dumb, legacy solar inverters
High voltages cost Australian consumers close to $2 billion a year in excess consumption, reduced solar output and long-term damage to electrical equipment.
Richard McIndoe

Nov 15, 2022

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Rooftop solar switched off in South Australia, as state isolated after storm damage to network
Updated: Massive amounts of rooftop solar PV – and large scale renewables – switched off in South Australia after state cut off from rest of grid after storm damage.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 13, 2022

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Solar

Here comes the sun tax for rooftop PV – and it’s not alright
Network operators have provided very little evidence to substantiate the need for the sun tax – the export tariff for rooftop PV.
Mark Byrne

Nov 13, 2022

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South Australia delays flexible solar export rule change, as industry scrambles to prepare
South Australia has delayed the date for the introduction of new rules to pave the way for “flexible exports” of rooftop solar.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 10, 2022

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Solar nears 60pct of grid generation for first time, taking biggest bite yet out of coal’s lunch
Rooftop PV and large scale solar producer nearly 60 per cent of generation for first time, sending grid demand to record low and eating further into coal’s lunch.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 7, 2022

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Smart Energy

WA “orchestrates” hundreds of home solar and storage assets, as coal shortage continues
WA switches on Project Symphony, a VPP harnessing customer resources from rooftop solar and battery storage to hot water systems and electric vehicles.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 4, 2022

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Coal

Rooftop solar takes another significant bite out of Origin customer volumes
Rooftop solar takes more volume away from retail markets, but Origin gains from big business wind and LPG windfall.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 31, 2022

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Solar

Rooftop solar meets all local network demand in South Australia for more than five hours
Rooftop solar reaches new milestone, meeting all domestic network demand in South Australia for the seventh time this month, and for the longest period.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 27, 2022

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