Solar Victoria announces raft of rule changes and recommendations to make solar homes “future ready,” including for a shift to all-electric appliances.
Rooftop PV
Rooftop solar slumps in April, but PV system sizes just keep getting bigger
Rooftop solar growth hit a 12 month low in April, according to new data from SunWiz, with total installations for the month slumping 23% compared to March.
Rooftop solar economics “outstanding” in Australia, even as module prices creep up
IEA says Australian PV market contracted in 2022 while cost – and average size – of residential systems grew. But solar is still an economic no-brainer for homes and business.
Dead duck curve: Rooftop solar saturation can be big win for consumers and grid
Modelling shows how good policy and regulation can put the famous solar duck curve to sleep and share the benefits of rooftop solar with everyone.
Record solar generation, from both farms and rooftops, drives down power prices on the NEM
Record contributions to the grid from both large-scale and rooftop solar are helping to push down the wholesale cost of power, new AER data shows.
Australia again tops global solar per capita, as world installs 240GW of PV in 2022
Latest data puts Australia at just over 1.1kW of solar per person, giving it top spot on that metric. But China’s “remarkable” PV market growth eclipses all.
Rooftop solar keeps bouncing back, as households pile on the panels
Another strong month of rooftop solar installs – and an increase in the average system size – puts the market 20% ahead of where it was this time last year.
Tesla misses Solar Roof installation targets – by a long, long way
Analysis by Wood Mackenzie finds Tesla falling well short of its Solar Roof installation targets, and warns other BIPV products may take the lead in US.
Australia’s only solar module manufacturer is now exporting PV panels to Vietnam
Tindo Solar is exporting its Adelaide-made high quality rooftop panels to Vietnam, with a new order finalised this week for shipment to Ho Chi Minh City.
Solar relief for social housing as four companies act to slash soaring power bills
Four solar companies partner to create a lower-cost rooftop PV package that can slash power bills for social housing tenants by up to 40%.