The average solar PV system price nationally continues to sit at about $1.85 per watt for the third month in a row, with prices for specific system sizes also remaining […]
Category: State Government Solar Panel Feed-In Tariffs
Solar Choice blog entries about Solar Feed-in tariffs in WA, QLD, VIC, TAS, NT, SA, ACT, NSW, and the NSW Solar Bonus Scheme. Contact Solar Choice for a free solar quote comparison and brokering advice
ACT large-scale solar-plus-storage program receives 30 applications
The ACT government’s next generation solar program has been been swamped by 30 submissions representing 967MW of potential solar plus storage capacity in response to its call for expressions of […]
Solar system prices in Brisbane, Queensland
Approximately one quarter of households in Brisbane proper have a solar power system, according to the APVI’s solar map; the suburbs surrounding Brisbane have even higher solar penetrations. The number of systems […]
Three in ten SE Qld homes installing solar: Energex
Households in south-east Queensland are installing solar at a rate of three in 10, according to the latest data from network operator Energex, which now has a total of nearly […]
Solar energy battery storage in Queensland
Rooftop solar has proved itself to be immensely popular in Queensland, where roughly 27% of all homes have had a system installed, according to the APVI. But more and more Queensland homes […]
VIC solar feed-in tariff faces further reduction
Victorian solar households face another cut to their solar feed-in tariff, after the Essential Services Commission recommended the rate for rooftop solar generation fed back into the grid be cut […]
Queensland’s Ergon decreases solar system size thresholds for network assessments
Queensland regional utility Ergon Energy has imposed a 3.5kW threshold on rooftop solar systems, making it more difficult and potentially more costly for households and businesses to install rooftop solar. The […]
Over 18% of WA homes now have solar
A total of more than 180,000 West Australian households have installed rooftop solar, new data has shown, taking total residential penetration to 18 per cent of the state’s population: an […]
Solar PV system prices in Darwin, NT
According to the APVI‘s solar map, only about 6% of homes in Darwin have solar panels – despite the fact that the city is home to some of the highest solar irradiation rates […]
Australia’s conservative districts also have the most solar: Solar Citizens
Australia’s rooftop solar market is still powering along nicely, adding another 11,865 systems in the month of May and bringing the nation’s total number of solar homes to more than […]
Commercial Solar PV Price Index: June 2015
Average indicative prices for commercial solar energy systems changed little between May and June 2015, continuing to hover around $1.44/W. Commercial solar energy system prices (10kW-100kW): Averages All prices in the […]
Residential Solar PV Price Index: June 2015
Average residential solar PV system prices remain largely unchanged between May and June 2015, hovering around $1.86/W nationally. What appears as price rises in Melbourne were actually due mainly to a […]
Solar feed-in tariff for regional Queensland reduced further under latest QCA review
Queensland’s regional solar households are set to be paid even less for the energy they export to the grid, after the the state’s pricing regulator announced a further cut to […]
Commercial solar PV on Western Power’s network: Grid connection procedures & requirements
The procedures and requirements for connecting a commercial solar PV system to WA‘s Western Power network are some of the most stringent in Australia, especially when it comes to solar […]
Perth suburb sets sights on solar-powered future
Western Australia’s Wanneroo Council has called for expressions of interest to develop and operate a grid-connected solar farm on local government-owned land in the northern Perth suburb of Neerabup. The […]
Queensland to aim for 50% renewables, 1 million solar homes by 2030
Queensland’s Labor government has restated its commitment to generating 50 per cent of its electricity needs from renewable energy by 2030, and to ensure one million homes in state had […]
WA government backs off on plans for higher fixed charges for solar homes
The Western Australian government has reportedly shelved plans to introduce higher network fixed charges to recoup some of the revenue displaced by the state’s 175,000 solar households. As reported in […]
Commercial Solar PV Price Index: May 2015
With the exception of 10kW solar systems, prices for commercial-scale solar PV systems in Australia decreased slightly on average between April and May of 2015, according to data from the […]
ACT government seeks expressions of interest in development of 50MW solar-plus-storage facility
The government of the Australian Capital Territory has announced that it is seeking expressions of interest for the development of a 50-megawatt (MW) ‘next generation’ solar-plus-storage facility. The EOI process […]
Residential Solar PV Price Index: May 2015
Nationally, average solar energy system prices have risen for the second month in a row, according to data from the Solar Choice installer network database. Prices for 1.5kW, 2kW and […]
Commercial PV Price Index: April 2015
Mirroring the trend observed in residential solar systems, average commercial solar system prices increased slightly between March and April of 2015. The increases were clearest among 10kW systems and less pronounced for 30kW, […]
Residential Solar PV Price Index: April 2015
Average solar energy system prices have risen for the first time in just under a year, according to pricing data from Solar Choice’s quote comparison platform. The increases took place […]
Government’s Energy White Paper focuses on coal, glosses over solar
The Abbott government has again shown its colours on renewables, using its Energy White Paper to describe interventions like the RET and solar feed-in-tariffs as “unintended disruptions” to competitive energy […]
Solar Choice brokers 50kW ‘zero-export’ solar system for St George Hotel in Queensland
Solar Choice Commercial has managed the tender for a 50kW solar system for the St George Hotel in Saint George, Queensland. In compliance with grid-connection rules for the Ergon Energy network, […]
NSW installs more solar than QLD in Feb – thanks to booming commercial solar market
New South Wales has outshone the Sunshine State on solar, taking the crown from its northern neighbour as Australia’s biggest monthly market for rooftop PV installations. Data from two new […]
Commercial PV Price Index – March 2015
Commercial solar system prices continued their subtle decline between February and March of 2015, according to pricing data from installers in Solar Choice’s network. All prices are net, incorporating incentives […]
Rooftop solar helps Queensland avoid new peak demand record
The temperature was not the only number that soared across Queensland on Thursday 5 March: so did power demand. As WattClarity’s Paul McArdle notes, electricity demand reached a peak of […]
Alice Springs grid could handle 10MW more solar without storage: ARENA study
A new Australian study has found that Alice Springs could boost its share grid-connected solar by 26 per cent without affecting stability or necessitating energy storage. The ARENA-backed study, which […]
Residential Solar PV Price Index – March 2015
Average residential solar PV system prices for Australia’s capital cities fell slightly between February and March. Systems were dearest in Canberra, while Perth was home to the lowest prices. March 2015 […]
South-east Queensland rooftop solar capacity reaches 1GW mark
South-east Queensland’s rooftop solar market is fast approaching the 1GW mark, with a total of 281,811 systems now installed on detached homes, at a total capacity of more than 937MW. […]
Next round of ACT feed-in tariff for large-scale renewables to foster solar-plus-storage projects
The ACT government is set to follow up its successful utility-scale solar and wind energy reverse auctions with another renewables bidding round – this time for large-scale solar plus storage […]
