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South Australia to introduce “flexible” export option for rooftop solar
South Australia to test “flexible” exports for solar households in a trial that is expected to become standard throughout the country.
Giles Parkinson

Apr 15, 2021

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The “solar tax”: Why should households be charged to generate power?
If we must have a solar tax, let’s make sure it allows for flexibility in connection and tariff options for solar system owners as well as the networks.
Andrew Mears

Apr 9, 2021

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The sun tax debate: misconception and false-accusation?
Some of the claims made by advocates of the solar export fee, or the sun tax, do not bear scrutiny.
Bruce Mountain

Apr 8, 2021

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Unstoppable: Rooftop solar market notches up new all-time high in March
Australia breaks yet another record for rooftop solar installations, with homes and businesses adding 317MW of systems in March – an all-time high for national monthly installs.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 8, 2021

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Sydney factory to share excess rooftop solar power with employees
An 800kW solar system installed on the industrial rooftop of a window furnishing company in Sydney will soon supply power to its employees, too.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 5, 2021

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Solar

Booming rooftop solar growth pushes renewables to 28 pct of energy mix
A record-breaking 3GW of new rooftop solar installations in 2020 pushed the total renewable energy mix in Australia to almost 28 per cent.
James Fernyhough

Apr 1, 2021

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Can rooftop solar and household batteries keep grid stable when big generators fail?
The behaviour of rooftop solar and battery systems during periods of major grid disruptions will be the focus of a new UNSW study.
Michael Mazengarb

Apr 1, 2021

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Solar

Rooftop solar export charge is more palatable than more solar curtailment
Blunt reality is that without the sort of export charges mooted by AEMC, we will end up with more zero export limits and more solar curtailment.
Andrew Dillon

Mar 30, 2021

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Storage

CEP to build 150MW big battery at former Holden plant in South Australia
CEP reveals the second of four grid-scale energy storage projects, a 150MW big battery to be built on the outer Adelaide site of the former GMH manufacturing plant.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 30, 2021

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AGL teams up with UK solar, battery and EV specialist Ovo Energy
AGL inks deal to roll out Ovo’s “customer experience” energy flexibility platform, built around smart meters, solar and batteries, and electric vehicle charging.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 29, 2021

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Solar tax may be outrageous. But is it as bad as it sounds?
Solar households have every right to feel aggrieved about the idea of an export tax. And the issue has divided the solar industry.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 26, 2021

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Solar

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?
Bruce Mountain

Mar 25, 2021

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