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Rooftop solar installs off and running in 2025, with second best ...
4 days ago · A total of around 234 megawatts of new rooftop solar was installed on homes and businesses in the first month of 2025, delivering the second-best January on record, behind …
"Large, immediate shift" looms, with one in three households open …
5 days ago · A wave of electrification could be coming as one in three home owners consider switching off their gas connections in the next decade. For one in 10, the move to all-electric …
Get smart and get storage: Home batteries and other ways to put …
Jan 20, 2025 · For those who can afford it, adding a battery could beat the “sun tax” that will further deplete the once-generous rate of return for rooftop solar pioneers. A third of …
Solar and battery microgrids slash diesel and dollars in six remote ...
Nov 13, 2024 · A more than $15 million bid to add large-scale solar and battery storage to the power systems of six regional Western Australia towns has been completed, with the …
"Don't listen to politicians, talk to neighbours:" Slashing home …
5 days ago · Bourne has long advocated for solutions that cut emissions while making energy more affordable and accessible. Expanding rooftop solar, battery storage, and smart meters …
A million home batteries could build far fewer power lines. We just ...
Sep 12, 2024 · What’s more, electric vehicles are essentially large “batteries on wheels”. They can be plugged in at home to provide backup power in blackouts, or at times of peak demand.. …
Off-grid solar and battery system "twice the size of the MCG" …
May 2, 2024 · “It’s not every day you get to launch a microgrid two times the size of the MCG,” Warburton says in a video filmed at the project’s launch, which hosted representatives from …
Networks embrace stand-alone power as solar and batteries beat …
Mar 27, 2024 · Standalone power systems based on renewable energy and battery storage could start to become the norm on parts of Australia’s far-flung grid, as network operators turn to …
These three simple actions can help make the most of your …
Four million Australian households and businesses have rooftop solar installed, making us the world leader in the technology.Much of the electricity generated is used to power our homes, …