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Memo to Abbott: voters want more rooftop solar, not less
Survey finds majority of Australian voters think Abbott govt has failed to support renewable energy, particularly solar for low-income households.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 21, 2015

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Abbott war on rooftop solar to drive up cost to homes, businesses
Attempt by Abbott government to stop Clean Energy Finance Corporation co-financing rooftop solar is likely to make rooftop solar a lot more more expensive for those homes and businesses who have yet to install the technology, and who cannot afford to buy the systems outright.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 15, 2015

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Why NSW homes may lead in uptake of battery storage
Some 160,000 homes in NSW will lose their premium feed in tariffs for solar in 18 months. Here’s why battery storage may look an attractive option.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 15, 2015

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South Australia to double Adelaide city incentives for battery storage
SA government doubles funding for City of Adelaide battery storage initiative, potentially injecting 600kWh of storage into CBD.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 13, 2015

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Obama to triple solar on low-income housing, Abbott urged to follow
US govt outlines plans to triple amount of rooftop solar installed on low-income housing in America, and to boost development of community solar projects.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 8, 2015

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Solar revolution can’t be stopped, but it can be slowed
Australia’s solar revolution is deemed “unstoppable”, but incumbent utilities are doing everything they can to slow it down: pushing up fixed charges, hiking metering fees, cutting solar tariffs, adding charges to solar households, and introducing tariffs that are not really cost reflective.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 3, 2015

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Ergon imposes new limit on rooftop solar systems
Ergon introduces new limits on solar system inverters on its grid – down to 3.5kVa on its main network and zero on isolated networks.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 24, 2015

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Rooftop solar, battery storage to dominate Australian grid
Bloomberg New Energy Finance says consumers will provide more than half of Australia’s electricity needs by 2040, with 37GW of rooftop solar, and 33GW of battery storage. This reflects a global trend. Centralised generation will be in decline, but it will still take a lot to kick last coal generators out of the market.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 23, 2015

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Policy & Planning

Tony Abbott in denial about Australia’s energy future
Q&A highlighted why Abbott has got it wrong on energy. An ideology that promotes coal, nuclear and centralised systems, over solar, wind and mini-grids is likely to be an expensive boondoggle. And new reports suggest the pace of change will be even quicker than thought.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 23, 2015

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Wheat farmers help drive 20% boost in WA rooftop solar uptake
Strong uptake in farming areas has helped drive big increase in rooftop PV penetration in WA, and 4 postcodes now rank in Australian top 20.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 22, 2015

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Household and business rooftop solar PV forecasts – state by state
AEMO’s state by state, medium and long term solar PV forecasts have been upgraded significantly from last year in almost every instance.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 18, 2015

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Featured

Budget 2015: Coalition opens solar market to “Tony’s Tradies”
The tax break offered by the Abbott government to “Tony’s Tradies” could see big lift in rooftops solar installations. This comes as Bloomberg New Energy Finance says it will lift its forecast PV installations in Australia. It imagines every available building to have solar by 2030.
Giles Parkinson

May 13, 2015

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