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AGL updates energy management app to include solar performance data
AGL Energy releases new version of energy management app that includes data on rooftop solar performance, and could allow customers to trade directly with the grid.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 23, 2016

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LG Chem pushes Australian battery storage prices further down the curve
New 6.4kWh system from LG Chem brings costs at top end of the range down towards $1,000kWh, reinforcing the growing wedge between solar and storage and grid prices.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 23, 2015

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Introducing our new sister site – One Step Off The Grid
RenewEconomy introduces new consumer-focused publication, One Step Off The Grid – helping households, businesses and communities navigate energy revolution.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 21, 2015

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Ergon considers partial buy-back of $1.5bn solar feed-in tariffs
Ergon Energy looks at buy-back of export feed-in tariffs – and offer of battery storage – to shift load away from evening peaks, and save on grid upgrades.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 20, 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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CEFC looks to fast-track push into EVs and battery storage
The Clean Energy Finance Corporation says it will provide $50 million to FirstMac, a non-bank lender with a $6.5 billion portfolio that issues finance primarily via on-line portals.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 8, 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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ARENA plans new large-scale solar funding to narrow huge cost gap with US
ARENA plans new round of funding for large-scale solar plants, in bid to bridge cost gap between Australia and rest of world.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 6, 2015

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Zhengrong Shi: Solar is here, regulators need to get on board
UNSW scientist who became world’s first solar billionaire says regulators need to catch up with the technology and facilitate its rollout, not impede it.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 6, 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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CEFC loans Origin $100m to boost solar and storage offerings
CEFC commits $100 million to Origin Energy to help utility giant expand its offerings of rooftop solar and battery storage to consumers.
Giles Parkinson

Jul 1, 2015

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Solar passes point of no return – in the sky, and on the ground
The flight of Solar Impulse is a tale of sheer inspiration and daring in the clean energy space; why solar households smarter and more mobile than normal energy consumers; and a hollow “victory” for US coal on mercury emissions.
Giles Parkinson

Jun 30, 2015

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