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ACT to source 10% of demand from rooftop solar
ACT has so far installed 45MW of rooftop solar, but expects this to grow quickly, despite the territory having relatively low cost of electricity.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 25, 2015

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The sneaky war on rooftop solar from Australia’s utilities
Utilities are striking back at rooftop solar by changing their billing structure. Changed industry conditions call for innovation, not impediments.
Nathan Lim

Sep 22, 2015

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Alinta to sell rooftop solar in WA, in move against Synergy
Alinta will extend beyond gas retail role in WA by offering rooftop solar systems, in a challenge to monopoly electricity retailer Synergy.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 21, 2015

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Solar PV: How to achieve net gain and no pain
The question of how to deal with rapid growth in rooftop solar PV boils down to having efficient and smart price signals – not just for consumers and prosumers but for everyone upstream of the meter.
Fereidoon Sioshansi

Sep 21, 2015

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Nahan says ban on battery storage and EVs is “red tape gone mad”
WA energy minister Mike Nahan says “ban” on battery storage and electric vehicles is “red tape gone mad”, but predicts that energy revolution will continue.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 21, 2015

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How Malcolm Turnbull can revive renewable energy industry
There are a couple of very easy things Malcolm Turnbull can do to return stability to renewable energy industry and kick-start investment.
Kane Thornton

Sep 21, 2015

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Tesla targets Australia as 1st market for Powerwall, deliveries in 2015
Australia has been prioritised as first global market to get the 7kWh Tesla Powerwall home battery storage systems, with first deliveries later this year.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 17, 2015

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Featured

Households to play central role in high renewable energy system
Malcolm Turnbull wants Australians to embrace new technologies. A new report suggests we could start in the home, where rooftop PV, battery storage and EVs will enable consumers to play a central role in a modern, flexible grid driven by wind and solar.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 16, 2015

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Australian rooftop solar installs down 10% in 2015, despite fall in prices
Rooftop solar installs are down sharply in 2015, despite a fall in system prices. Are incumbents winning by slashing solar tariffs?
Giles Parkinson

Sep 11, 2015

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WA government feels the heat over “ban” on storage and EVs
Synergy and WA government rethinking “ban” on storage and EVs, blaming it on poor communications. But that’s not the whole story.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 11, 2015

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Commentary

SolarCity to provide dispatchable power from utility-scale solar in Hawaii
Hawaii utility signs contract to build integrated solar and storage system, the first utility-scale solar plant to provide electricity on demand.
Christian Roselund

Sep 11, 2015

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Queensland, Victoria look to reverse falls in solar feed-in tariffs
Both the Queensland and Victorian governments are pushing to have the benefits of the rooftop solar PV reflected in payments, in reviews to try and discover the “fair price” of solar.
Giles Parkinson

Sep 11, 2015

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