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Victoria regulator lowers rooftop solar tariff, says few retailers offering variable rate
Victoria regulator makes small cuts to 2020/21 recommended solar feed-in tariff, says only one retailer offering customers both single and time-varying FiT.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 27, 2020

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Solar

Solar has smashed the centralised energy model, but can it bridge the social divide?
As rooftop solar booms in Australia, a closer look at the distribution of “prosumers” across the network reveals emerging inequalities that must be addressed.
Elise Wood

Feb 26, 2020

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Ikea to offer home solar systems in Australia, starting this year
Swedish furniture giant to launch its complete home solar offering – called SOLSTRÅLE – around Australia in April, starting with employees of the company.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 20, 2020

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Government extends price controls to households with rooftop solar
The federal government expands the ‘default market offer’ to all households with rooftop solar.
Michael Mazengarb

Feb 14, 2020

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Australia’s solar module supply could run out by mid-March, due to coronavirus
Key solar wholesaler warns stockpiles of China solar modules could be exhausted within a month, meaning a bumpy ride for Australian installers.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 13, 2020

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Rooftop solar makes flying start to 2020 with 33 per cent boost in January
No long summer break for rooftop solar, with another 206MW of residential and commercial systems registered in January – usually a quiet month on the solar calendar.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 12, 2020

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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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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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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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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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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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