Sunport Power introduced their Metal Wrap Through (MWT) technology to the hundreds of attending Australian retailers and installers at the recent Game Changers event in Sydney. The MWT modules were […]
Category: Solar Panel & Renewable Energy Policies
Solar Choice articles about solar pv, solar power policy and renewable energy policy. Solar Choice is Australia’s solar power installation brokering and solar quote comparison service. Contact Solar Choice for a free comparison of solar power quotes.
Renewables Target of 50% to be set in Victorian law
Victoria’s Labor government has moved to lock in a state renewable energy target of 50 per cent by 2030, with the introduction of new legislation into parliament on Tuesday. The […]
Residential Solar PV Price Index – August 2019
Average residential solar system prices have decreased to $1.04 per watt ($/W) this month on the back of several factors, including changes to the composition of the Solar Choice installer […]
Solar Power Townsville, Queensland: How much does it cost?
Queensland is famous for its sunny weather, and Townsville is no exception, with an average of 6 peak sun hours across the year, making it an ideal location for installing […]
Battery pricing, incentives & virtual power plants
Victoria’s home battery storage incentive came into effect from 1 July this year; South Australia, New South Wales, Queensland and the Australian Capital Territory have also introduced incentive programs that […]
Danes Specialty Coffee installs 30kW Solar PV
Danes Specialty Coffee, located in Brookvale on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, is a global benchmark institute for barista training and education. In 2018 and again in 2019 they were crowned the […]
NSW Govt to offer 8,000 interest free loans for Solar
The New South Wales government has called for industry feedback on its zero-interest loan program, that will offer up to $9,000 in finance for a home battery system, and up […]
Who will manage and control rooftop solar, batteries and electric vehicles?
The quest has begun to devise the best possible system to fully “integrate” Australia’s growing amounts of rooftop solar and battery storage, and ultimately electric vehicles, into the country’s electricity […]
Changes requested to the Victorian Solar Rebates
A push to change the eligibility criteria for Victoria’s rooftop solar rebate is being resisted by state government, despite increasingly urgent appeals from industry to review the scheme. The push […]
Is home solar battery storage worth it? (updated 2019)
This article has since been updated for 2019. Click here to see the updated version. Since 2015 Australians have been talking about home battery storage being on the cusp of […]
Solar prices up 13% in Victoria in July 2019
The Solar Price Index for July 2019 as published monthly by Solar Choice noted a 13% rise in residential solar prices in Victoria following the re-opened rebate scheme being snapped […]
Residential Solar PV Price Index – July 2019
Average residential solar system prices continue to sit at about $1.05 per watt ($/W) for the second month in a row, including changes to the composition of the Solar Choice […]
Australia’s emissions now well behind Paris trajectory
A surge in Australia’s first-quarter greenhouse gas emissions is increasing the gap between reality and the targeted trajectory the federal government continues to insist will be met “in a canter,” […]
Sydney Northern Beaches’ Solar Businesses in Panel Discussion
On Tuesday 25th of June, Balgowlah RSL played host to over 250 local community members who came to see a panel discussion of Solar businesses based in the Manly Solar […]
Victorian Solar Rebate snapped up within hours of re-opening in July 2019
Pent-up demand for the Victorian state government’s rooftop solar rebate has seen the scheme’s July quota for applications fully subscribed in just days. The first full year of the $1.3 […]
NSW government approves Shoalhaven Pumped Hydro expansion
The New South Wales government has waved through the first stage of plans for Origin Energy’s $300 million major upgrade of its Shoalhaven Pumped Hydro Storage Scheme. State planning minister Rob […]
Twice defeated, Queensland government “finally” calls for solar industry round table
The Queensland government will meet with the state’s solar industry for an “urgent industry roundtable,” after its latest efforts to enforce controversial new panel installation rules were defeated in the […]
Australia’s biggest manganese metals project may go 90% renewables
A mining company looking to exploit what could be Australia’s largest manganese metals resource are seeking to tap renewables to make the project competitive with their Chinese rivals. Element 25 […]
Residential Solar PV Price Index – June 2019
Average residential solar system prices have decreased to $1.05 per watt ($/W) this month on the back of several factors, including changes to the composition of the Solar Choice installer […]
Sydney Opera House turns to wind and solar, may add battery for perfect match
Australia’s iconic Sydney Opera House has inked a deal to source its electricity from a major wind farm and a large solar project, and may add batteries later, in a […]
A Virtual Power Plant case study: Vermont USA
As Solar Choice is currently undertaking the early stage preparations and structuring for a Virtual Power Plant (VPP) that can be made available for household, commercial and government premises across […]
Off the grid: AEMC paves way for stand alone systems to replace poles and wires
Australia’s energy market rule-maker has paved the way for network operators to deliver stand-alone power systems based around solar and batteries that will deliver big savings to all consumers. A […]
Australia to reach 50% renewables by 2030, despite Coalition scare campaign
Booming rooftop solar uptake and a big pipeline of large-scale wind and solar project are likely to deliver 50 per cent renewables for Australia by 2030, despite the Coalition’s policy […]
Why doesn’t my electricity retailer give me a 25c solar feed-in tariff?
Why don’t retailers offer higher solar feed-in rates? Does it matter if feed-in tariff rates are low? What are some of the alternative approaches to conventional feed-in tariffs that are beginning […]
New LONGi 430W panel unveiled in Australia
LONGi was the major sponsor of the CEC Large Scale Solar Forum in Brisbane last Thursday 16th May 2019. During the event LONGi’s 430W Hi–MO4 module was launched to the […]
Infigen buys first gas plant to support more cheap renewables
Infigen Energy has taken steps to bolster its portfolio of “cheap renewables” with the purchase of a 109MW “peaking” gas plant in NSW. Infigen said on Thursday it had purchased […]
Commercial Solar PV Price Index for May 2019
Changes in the composition of Solar Choice’s commercial solar installer network, combined with price updates from several companies have resulted in a slight downwards shift in average dollar per watt […]
Residential Solar PV Price Index – May 2019
Average residential solar system prices have increased to $1.17 per watt ($/W) this month on the back of several factors, including changes to the composition of the Solar Choice installer […]
Tesla big battery lifts revenues 20% in first quarter, Neoen eyes more storage
The Tesla big battery in South Australia has lifted its revenues by 20 per cent in the first three months of 2019, off the back of stronger frequency control and […]
Scientists edge closer to stable, cheap green hydrogen production
The inexpensive industrial production of green hydrogen from Australia’s abundant renewable energy generation resources has edged closer to reality, after a breakthrough by scientists at Victoria’s Monash University. The “critically […]
Why solar will leave coal for dead
– This is a copy of an article written by Rory McGuire and sent to the Sydney Morning Herald. Rory is a Sydney journalist who has been watching the solar […]
