Installations of home battery systems jumped 55% in the second half of last year, and 28.4% of solar installations were accompanied by storage, states a new report. [Read more…]
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Community Battery Grants Worth $46.3m Up For Grabs
The first battery installed under the Community Battery Funding program, located in Bexley North.
Expressions of interest are now open for the $46.3m second round of a national funding program for community batteries. Here’s what it all means and how to apply.
Phase Shift: Forget Rooftop Solar – Renters Need Plug & Play Batteries
I rented most of my adult life. I left home at 18, bought my first home at 32, struggled with a mortgage for three years, then sold it to start SolarQuotes. It was another four years before I bought again, only after SolarQuotes started doing well enough.
More Power Price Pain Ahead For Many Australians
Draft determinations for default electricity offer pricing for 2025/26 have been announced for South East Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia and Victoria for 2025/26. Here’s what’s on the cards. [Read more…]
Salvos’ Neighbourhood Batteries To Bring Broader Benefits
Twenty-two Salvation Army sites in Victoria are among sixty-five more locations across the state to have energy storage installed under the Victorian government’s neighbourhood battery initiative. [Read more…]
Apartment Solar Set To SoAR With New $25m NSW Grant
A new $25m Solar for Apartment Residents (SoAR) scheme backing shared rooftop systems has launched, offering to cover half the cost of solar for multi-unit dwellings in NSW.
Living With Low (Or Even Zero) Solar Feed-In Tariffs
Minimum solar feed-in tariff rates (such as they are) have been set for what could be the last time in Victoria. But smart solar ownership will still bring significant financial and other benefits; and this applies across Australia where rates have been reducing. [Read more…]
Gas Companies Want To Charge You To Quit Gas: How To Avoid $1000 Fees
Switching from gas to an all-electric home can save hundreds of dollars a year, but if you’re not careful you risk copping some hefty fees. There’s one big decision to make that determines how much you will be out of pocket: should you abolish your gas connection or just disconnect it?
Community Energy Upgrades Fund Recipients Announced
58 local governments across Australia have shared in $50 million in federal grants for projects improving the energy efficiency of community buildings and infrastructure through solar, batteries and electrification. [Read more…]
Australia’s Solar Freakin’ Roadway (Sort Of)
Australian construction materials firm Boral is trialling sand used in concrete that’s derived from the glass of discarded solar panels for a major transport project in Melbourne. [Read more…]
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