New data has shown that another 125MW of small-scale rooftop solar was installed on Australian homes and businesses in the month of September, taking the total for calendar 2018 to […]
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Solar Choice’s news service about local, national and global developments about solar photovoltaics and related technology.
Solar Power In Brookvale
Brookvale is where I call home, situated on the Northern Beaches of Sydney and located just a few suburbs away from Solar Choice’s National Head Office in Manly. Perfect for a short cycle to […]
Morrison vows no money for climate conferences and “all that nonsense”
Australia’s prime minister has declared he has no intention of spending money on global climate conferences and “all that sort of nonsense,” in response to the latest UN Intergovernmental Panel […]
50kW solar installation for St George Hotel (brokered by Solar Choice)
In 2014 Solar Choice Commercial began discussions with St George Hotel on a potential 50kW system for their property in St George, QLD. Our detailed business case analysis demonstrated the positive financial impact […]
SEC deal allows Musk to resume plotting end of fossil fuel era
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has reached a settlement with America’s powerful Securities and Exchange Commission, in which he has agreed to stand down as chairman of the company he founded, […]
Innovative Clean Energy Solutions Are Being Utilised in the Trucking Sector
The emergence of high quality thin film solar is enabling new uses of solar beyond traditional rooftop solar and solar farms. […]
The 5 biggest factors that influence Commercial Solar ROI
Over the past decade the attractiveness of solar as a means to reduce operating costs and lower carbon emissions has increased dramatically in line with improvements and price-reductions in technology. […]
Funding new coal and adding to old is not the answer: S&P
Federal government intervention to prop up coal power generation could damage the credit quality of the Australian energy sector, a new report has warned, just as it seeks crucial new […]
AGL to leave the residential solar installation business
AGL Energy has quit the residential rooftop solar installation business, five months after the closure of its “new energy” business, and three weeks after the sudden departure of CEO Andy […]
Australia could be 100% renewable by 2030s, meet Paris targets by 2025
Australia could reach 100 per cent renewables by the early 2030s, and smash its Paris emissions targets five years early, all by doing nothing more than maintaining the current pace […]
Victorian government offers $5,000 grants on Solar Batteries For 10,000 Homes
The Victorian Labor Government have announced that if they are re-elected they will provide half price batteries for 10,000 Victorian homes. This announcement is to add on top of the […]
Australian manufacturers urged to ditch gas for solar
A join industry report has urged Australian manufacturing companies to switch from gas to solar and other technologies, and make some easy gains with some simple energy efficiency measures. The […]
100kW solar installation for St Andrews Village (brokered by Solar Choice)
In 2015 Solar Choice were approached by aged-care provider St Andrews Village to help reduce their excessive monthly consumption costs in the ACT. Typically a care home will use power all day everyday […]
Another record month for Australian rooftop solar
The month of August has delivered another record for Australia’s rooftop solar market, paving the way for what is almost certain to be an all-time record year. A total of […]
Why Morrison needs to swap his lump of coal for a solar panel
Australia’s booming uptake of large and small-scale renewable energy is playing a key role in driving down wholesale electricity prices, forecast to almost halve in the next four years. Data […]
Facebook has claimed they will be using 100% renewable energy by 2020
US social media giant Facebook has revealed plans to source 100 per cent of its electricity needs from renewable energy by 2020, extending the goal across its entire operations. The […]
100kW solar installation for SwanCare Aged Care (brokered by Solar Choice)
In 2014 Solar Choice Commercial began discussions with SwanCare Aged Care on a potential 100kW system for their property in Bently, WA. The system, now fully installed, consists of Trina panels coupled with SMA inverters. The competitive […]
CSIRO Report -Renewable hydrogen could match gas, battery storage on cost by 2025
A new report has claimed that renewables based hydrogen could be cost-competitive with existing industrial fuels like natural gas, and with emerging energy storage technologies like batteries, by 2025. Published […]
Victorian Government announces new $1.24 billion solar funding program, starting today!
The Victorian Government announced yesterday that it will be funding a 50% rebate for solar PV systems up to 4kW. As a part of a new $1.24 billion program the […]
30kW solar installation for Nepean Health Care (brokered by Solar Choice)
Solar Choice Commercial has brokered a 30kw solar system for Nepean Health Care on the Nepean Highway in Highett Victoria. The system is using Trina panels and a Fronius inverter. The Medical Centre first approached Solar Choice in mid-2017 looking […]
Coastal Victorian town releases plans for “smart energy precinct” to help combat industry power costs
A community effort to develop a multi-million dollar smart energy precinct in the Victorian coastal town of Port Fairy is underway, as a way to slash energy costs. The partnership […]
Should you get Victoria’s time-varying solar feed-in tariff? (Analysis & calculator)
The Victorian government announced that it would be introducing a time-varying solar feed-in tariff (TV FiT) earlier this year, and the tariff came into effect on the first of July. […]
Should solar homes pay for grid upgrades? VIC networks ask customers
CitiPower and PowerCor have received a mixed response to an attempt by the Victorian network operators to engage with customers on the topic of rooftop solar. In a Facebook post […]
Solar Choice’s Solar & Battery Price Indexes are going quarterly!
In light of the fact that solar & battery system prices have stabilised in recent times, Solar Choice has made the decision to begin publishing our Price Indexes quarterly as […]
ACCC recommends scrapping federal small-scale solar incentive: What does it mean for you?
The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) has recommended abolishing the federal incentive for small-scale renewables (like rooftop solar) by 2021 in a ‘blueprint to reduce electricity prices’ – formally […]
Aussie solar booms, on track to triple last year’s record
Australia is on track for another record year for rooftop solar, with the amount of capacity installed in 2018 on track to be three times last year number – and […]
City of Sydney installs Tesla Powerpack battery in Transgrid network trial
The City of Sydney has installed its first grid-connected Tesla Powerpack – a 500kWh it has added to a 500kW rooftop solar system at a newly biult council depot. The […]
Renewable generation replaced over half of Hazelwood capacity
Wind, solar and hydro power have combined to replace more than half of the capacity lost through the closure of the Hazelwood brown coal generator, new data has revealed. The […]
3.2MW rooftop solar array for Primo Smallgoods
Primo Smallgoods – Australia’s largest manufacturer of ham, bacon, salami and deli meats – continues to lead the food industry with its procurement of the single largest rooftop solar installation […]
Second SA ‘big battery’ switches on
A little more than six months after the commissioning of the Tesla big battery in South Australia, the state’s second major battery installation has begun commissioning. The Dalrymple ESCRI battery – it […]
Solar panel reliability testing: 2018 results from DNV GL
DNV GL have published the 2018 results of their solar panel reliability testing for this year, with the 2018 PV Module Reliability Scorecard published in late May this year. The […]
