Melbourne solar installers back to work as Covid-19 restrictions ease
Rooftop solar installation figures in Victoria have plunged dramatically in recent months but an easing of Covid-19 restrictions has provided a welcome boost for the state’s small-scale solar installers.
CEC slams AEMC transmission access reform proposal
The Clean Energy Council (CEC) has taken aim at the Australian Energy Market Commission’s (AEMC) transmission access reform proposal, declaring it will raise costs and stifle investment.
NSW to get first ‘big battery’ with ARENA backing
Transgrid is on track to deliver improved reliability and stability to the New South Wales electricity networkafter securing federal and state government funding to install a $61.9 million big battery at its Wallgrove substation in western Sydney.
Construction underway at twin merchant solar farms in the Riverina
Photon Energy has commenced construction on two Australian solar farms which will deliver a combined capacity of 14 MW in the Riverina region of New South Wales.
AEMO reports record-low demand across the NEM
New records for minimum electricity demand have been recorded across the nation as Australia’s uptake of rooftop solar systems continues to climb.
X-Elio to build 200 MW Blue Grass project, signs PPA with Salesforce
Spanish solar EPC X-Elio has confirmed its arrival in the Australian market, announcing a “landmark” power purchase agreement for the output of the 200 MW Blue Grass solar farm in Queensland.
Solar Professionals completes Australia’s largest PPA rooftop project
The largest rooftop solar Power Price Agreement (PPA) installation yet undertaken in Australia has been completed with more 1,876 modules installed across Blacktown City Council facilities in Western Sydney.
