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To be eligible for a Solar Victoria no-interest loan for home energy storage, batteries must be included on the agency’s approved products list. Tesla Powerwall 3 still isn’t. What gives? [Read more…]

The City of Victoria in Canada is undertaking a trial allowing EV owners to run charging cables across footpaths; a practice that is forbidden in many places, including here in Australia. [Read more…]

Rollout of Victoria’s emergency backstop mechanism (VEBM) for solar power systems has been anything but smooth, and four-and-a-half months on there are still significant issues needing resolution. [Read more…]

It’s been reported the Victorian Government will no longer set minimum solar feed in tariff (FiT) rates, bringing it into line with several other states. [Read more…]

Community buildings with solar panels, batteries and generators are providing residents in a bunch of Victorian towns a safe place to access basic services during prolonged blackouts. [Read more…]

Victoria’s Essential Services Commission (ESC) released its draft decision on minimum solar feed in tariff rates for 2025/26 on Friday – and system owners won’t be happy. [Read more…]

The agency overseeing Victoria’s Solar Homes program says last month was the best November on record and the fourth-best month overall since the initiative began in 2018. [Read more…]

Consultation on the draft regulations for Victoria’s Building Electrification Regulatory Impact Statement has kicked off, and the state government wants to hear from Victorians on the different options presented. [Read more…]

Implementation of Victoria’s emergency backstop for solar systems has been a dog’s breakfast according to some irate installers. [Read more…]

Victoria’s Essential Services Commission (ESC) is reviewing prices for the 2025-26 Victorian Default Offer for electricity and has released a request for comment paper. And it shouldn’t be long before a draft decision for feed-in tariffs is also published. [Read more…]