Rooftop PV Archives - Page 16 of 40 - Renew Economy

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.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 7, 2021

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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.
Warwick Johnston

Sep 3, 2021

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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.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 31, 2021

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Solar

Blackouts and soaring electricity bills drive US homeowners to solar
A combination of high-profile grid failures, power outages, and mounting electricity bills, has put a rocket under the US home solar and battery market.
Joshua S Hill

Aug 26, 2021

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Chart of the day

Solar exceeds coal for first time, as renewables set new records on Australia’s main grid
Solar exceeds coal output as renewables set new record share of demand in Australia’s main grid.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 22, 2021

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Coal

Australia’s main grid saw nearly 5,000 negative price intervals in past year
The number of negative pricing events jumped to nearly 5,000 in past year as rooftop solar reduced demand and coal generators tried to avoid shutting down.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 20, 2021

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Solar export tax: An unhelpful “solution” to a problem that’s already been solved
Distribution networks finally given responsibility for supporting household solar exports, but they shouldn’t be charging for them.
Gabrielle Kuiper

Aug 13, 2021

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Solar tax counts cost of panels, but who will pay for Snowy 2.0?
Snowy Hydro will impose a massive additional cost on NSW customers, but solar panels on household roofs, which bring prices down for all of us, are the focus of massive reform.
Bruce Mountain

Aug 13, 2021

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Solar

Solar tax debate needs government intervention, not a push-poll
Responsible governments should be demanding an explanation of why supposed customer and welfare advocacy has gone so badly off the rails.
Bruce Mountain

Jul 28, 2021

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The “Solar Tax:” Are we having the wrong debate?
Rooftop solar exports are subsidising others, and we should stop treating this technology as if they were big fossil fuel generators.
Alan Pears

Jul 27, 2021

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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.
Gabrielle Kuiper

Jul 15, 2021

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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.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 14, 2021

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