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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.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 25, 2021

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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.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 25, 2021

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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.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 18, 2021

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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.
Sophie Vorrath and James Fernyhough

Mar 18, 2021

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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.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 16, 2021

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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.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 15, 2021

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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.
Michael Mazengarb

Mar 15, 2021

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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.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 9, 2021

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Sydney company wins deal to install solar on 2,600 Aboriginal Housing rooftops
Sydney-based company Solar Juice contracted to supply 8.5MW of rooftop PV systems to up to 2,600 AHO properties across NSW, starting this month.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 5, 2021

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Victoria network plans upgrade to allow for more rooftop solar exports
Victorian electricity distributor to spend $3m upgrading network in “solar hotspots” in four-month blitz to allow more rooftop solar power back onto the grid.
James Fernyhough

Mar 4, 2021

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Gippsland town volunteers for micro-grid trial to reduce dependence on main grid
The town of Heyfield 200km east of Melbourne will be the guinea pig for new microgrid technology in a study led by UTS.
James Fernyhough

Feb 26, 2021

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Zero-sum game: The rise of solar export limits, and what can be done about it
An increasing number of households are coming up against strict limits to the amount of energy they are allowed to export to the grid, and some cannot export their solar at all.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 22, 2021

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