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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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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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NSW vineyard going solar with one of Australia’s first commercial PPAs
Tyrrell’s Wines to host one of Australia’s first commercial solar power purchase projects, with installation of 350kW PV system at Hunter Valley vineyard.
Sophie Vorrath
May 12, 2015
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Are battery storage costs already beating retail energy tariffs?
Battery storage is already economic in some parts of the grid. That may also be the case for household and business consumers in Australia’s towns and cities.
Giles Parkinson
Apr 23, 2015
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Richmond Tigers turn to sun and rooftop solar to cut bills
Richmond Tigers install 100kW rooftop solar at its training facilities at iconic Punt Road headquarters.
Emma Fitzpatrick
Sep 22, 2014
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