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Campaign launched to fight WA ‘solar tax’
The Australian Solar Council has launched a campaign to fight the WA monopoly utility’s proposal of a doubling of connection fees for solar customers.
Jonathan Gifford

Dec 7, 2015

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Mark Group, Solgen merge in move to corner Australian rooftop solar market
Rooftop solar installer Mark Group and commercial solar leader Solgen have merged, in a bid to capture a leading share of Australia’s rooftop solar installation market.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 7, 2015

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Networks concede one-third of consumers could still quit the grid
Updated future grid report from CSIRO and ENA predicts huge 10-year fall in solar and battery costs, and says they’re already around 20% cheaper than predicted in 2013. Projections on grid defection remain unchanged.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 3, 2015

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NSW networks back away from “solar tax” on households
NSW networks have dropped plans for a “solar tax”, as new report finds that truly cost reflective tariffs “too complicated” for Australian households.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 24, 2015

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Networks launch grid PR push as battery storage looms
With battery storage set to boom, the Energy Networks Association has launched a website to remind consumers why they still need the grid. But the question consumers really want answered is why they are still paying so much for it.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 20, 2015

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Tesla gigafactory to be zero net energy, covered in solar
Tesla CTO says Nevada gigafactory will be zero net energy, with the entire roof and nearby hillsides covered in solar PV – and no gas supply at all.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 18, 2015

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Household battery storage to be economically attractive by 2020: ATA
Battery storage could be economically attractive in Sydney and Adelaide as early as 2018, and elsewhere in 2020.
Sophie Vorrath

Nov 16, 2015

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Home battery storage market expected to “explode” in Australia in 2016
New research says Australian battery storage market will jump 10-fold in 2016, as international players flock to Australia to take advantage of a market driven by high electricity costs, soaring fixed network charges, and lousy feed-in tariffs.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 13, 2015

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Other Good Stuff

New fees seen to weaken demand for rooftop solar
Some utilities have begun charging a variety of complicated fees that are leading to a chilling effect on the home solar power markets in those regions.
Bobby Magill

Nov 12, 2015

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Networks to spend another $50bn on Australia’s dumb and dumber grid
Energy market analysts and consumer advocates slam plans to let Australia’s ‘dinosaur’ electricity networks spend another $50bn on poles and wires in the next five years, saying it will result in a bigger, dumber grid that is less prepared than ever for the low-carbon revolution.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 30, 2015

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How the networks fiddle with data to trash rooftop solar PV
Electricity networks are not providing the full picture when arguing for tariff changes that will penalise rooftop solar and extract higher bills from solar households. Are they deliberately demonising solar PV in an attempt to retain revenues from gold-plated grids?
Giles Parkinson

Oct 29, 2015

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German grid could support ‘huge amounts’ of solar and storage
New study says German grid could cope with 150GW of solar PV by 2023, and 70GW of wind. But high household battery uptake would be key.
Sophie Vorrath

Oct 29, 2015

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