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Solar

Victorian networks plan for grid with 95% rooftop solar uptake
Victoria’s major electricity distribution companies want to invest tens of millions of dollars to pave the way for a future where solar is on almost every household rooftop.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 5, 2020

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Solar

23 solar farms added to grid in 2019 as PV costs fall to record lows
2019 was a tough year for large-scale solar, but still managed to deliver a range of ground-breaking projects. Meanwhile, rooftop solar is “as cheap as it has ever been.”
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 22, 2020

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Solar

Melbourne apartment block shares rooftop PV, battery storage – smashes solar ceiling
A 70kW solar 54kWh battery system installed on Melbourne apartment block uses Allume Energy technology to share cheap clean power between 52 low-income tenants.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 19, 2019

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Solar

Queensland solar business caught “misclassifying” rooftop mounting kits
Queensland wholesale solar business ordered to pay $1.3 million after being caught out “falsely declaring” low-cost Chinese PV mounting kits imported into Australia.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 18, 2019

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Electric Vehicles

Combining home solar, batteries and EVs will be better deal than solar alone by 2024
IEEFA report finds with “modest” suite of EV incentives, payback for rooftop PV, a home battery and electric vehicle falls to just five years today, and zero by 2030.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 12, 2019

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Solar

Victoria rooftop solar tariff cut as regulator pushes for mandatory time-varying FiT
Essential Services Commission wants retailers to offer customers choice of “single rate” feed-in tariff or a FiT that ranges from 9c/kWh and 12.3c/kWh, depending on the time of day.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 6, 2019

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Solar

How Australia’s rooftop solar boom can be good news for the grid
Rooftop solar has unveiled voltage issues in the grid, but is not necessarily the cause. A new study shows how it can help address these voltage issues.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 4, 2019

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Solar

Stockland to offer discounted solar and batteries for up to 25,000 customers
Stockland to offer discounts of between 15-20% on solar and storage to up to 25,000 residents in properties developed by the company since 2015.
Michael Mazengarb

Nov 29, 2019

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Battery

South Australia household batteries keeps lights on in Queensland after coal unit fails
Tesla batteries in hundreds of low income households in South Australia came to the rescue when the country’s biggest coal unit in Queensland tripped in October.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 15, 2019

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Rooftop solar hits 45% of demand and sets new grid low in W.A.
Rooftop solar delivers record low Q3 minimum demand in W.A. after accounting for 45% of overall supply on one day, and also helps send prices negative.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 13, 2019

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Solar

Rooftop solar delivers yet another record low in grid demand for South Australia
AEMO confirms new minimum operational grid demand of 458MW on Sunday afternoon, replacing previous summer minimum record set in December 2018.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 12, 2019

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Markets

Know your NEM: Coal down, wind and solar through the roof
Share of wind and solar jumps to 18.7%, while share of coal falls an incredible 8% over 12 months.
David Leitch

Nov 5, 2019

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