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Narrabri. There’s a community battery going in there somewhere…

Australia is awash with new community battery stories – hardly surprising, since applications under the first round of the federal government’s $120 million Community Batteries for Household Solar program, closed in April. The government grants are starting to flow.

Today, we’re bringing two new projects to your attention, in Narrabri and in the Mornington Peninsula. [Read more…]

With solar power playing a bigger role in Australia’s energy mix, what impact will today’s eclipse have on our electricity systems? [Read more…]

The Australian Energy Regulator has released its final say on the imposition of static zero export limits on grid-connected solar power systems. [Read more…]

First switched on back in 1971, coal- fired clunker Liddell Power Station will very soon be switched off for good. So, what impact will this have on electricity prices? Will there be blackouts? [Read more…]

A record number of battery energy storage systems were installed in Australian homes and businesses in 2022. [Read more…]

While the cost of installing a home solar power system remained well above $1 a watt in February on average in Australia, the value in having solar panels installed is only getting better. [Read more…]

With NSW Labor led by Chris Minns seizing power in New South Wales, what lays ahead for renewable energy, emissions reduction and electricity bills? [Read more…]

Better late than never. More than 1,100 solar panels installed on the rooftop of Perth’s Fremantle Passenger Terminal are about to be switched on. [Read more…]

Tasmanian Labor has come out swinging again in relation to the state’s Energy Saver Loan Scheme, saying it unfairly locks out many local solar businesses. [Read more…]