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Australia’s solar industry is deeply influenced by federal and state-level energy policies, regulatory frameworks, and evolving market mechanisms. This category offers comprehensive analysis of renewable energy targets, policy reforms, electricity pricing, and incentive programs like the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES) and Large-scale Renewable Energy Target (LRET). We also explore political debates, regulatory shifts, and the financial and strategic moves of key market players shaping the future of solar in Australia—from utility-scale developers to community-driven solar initiatives.

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Securing power purchase agreements a barrier for large-scale renewables

A significant number of renewable energy projects without power purchase agreements is a key impediment to renewables projects progressing to construction, according to an IEEFA report.

Ev Foley

14 hours ago

Markets & Policy

GameChange sues Nextpower in expanding solar tracker patent war

Solar tracking rivals are now locked in dueling federal lawsuits over proprietary hardware and control software.

Ryan Kennedy

Sep 15, 2026

Markets & Policy

RSK Group acquires Australian planning consultancy Cogency

RSK Group’s acquisition of Cogency, a planning and approvals consultancy, brings expertise drawn from work on several major Australian battery storage and solar projects into its portfolio.

Brian Publicover

Sep 14, 2026

Markets & Policy

Australia to introduce technical code for consumer energy resources

Australia’s new regulatory framework for solar inverters, batteries and other consumer energy resources will require suppliers to register products and prove compliance with a technical code. It also introduces national-level accreditation for installers.

Patrick Jowett

Sep 14, 2026

Markets & Policy

Farmers can now produce more of their own energy than ever – but will they?

Imagine you’re halfway through your annual wheat harvest when a global crisis sends diesel and fertiliser prices soaring. All at once, your costs surge and your slender profit margin shrinks.

Md Alamgir Hossain and Shahbaz Mushtaq

Sep 11, 2026

Markets & Policy

Beyond the bowser: why grid orchestration and smart tariffs are the real EV revolution

Kaluza Director of Product (C&I) Jesse Warburg spoke to pv magazine about how electric vehicle sales spikes may indicate panic buying in the wake of rising oil prices, but the real value is to coordinate and unlock flexibility to serve the next wave of electrified demand.

Ev Foley

Sep 11, 2026

Markets & Policy

Western Australia needs 40 GW generation, 125 GWh storage by 2035: report

A new report has found shared infrastructure in Western Australia is falling short with just 8% of the SWIS generation and 11% of storage in construction, and the NWIS is just 9% and 2% respectively.

Ev Foley

Sep 11, 2026

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Securing power purchase agreements a barrier for large-scale renewables A significant number of renewable energy projects without power purchase agreements is a key impediment to renewables projects progressing to construction, according to an IEEFA report.

Ev Foley

14 hours ago

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GameChange sues Nextpower in expanding solar tracker patent war Solar tracking rivals are now locked in dueling federal lawsuits over proprietary hardware and control software.

Ryan Kennedy

Sep 15, 2026

Markets & Policy

RSK Group acquires Australian planning consultancy Cogency RSK Group’s acquisition of Cogency, a planning and approvals consultancy, brings expertise drawn from work on several major Australian battery storage and solar projects into its portfolio.

Brian Publicover

Sep 14, 2026

Markets & Policy

Australia to introduce technical code for consumer energy resources Australia’s new regulatory framework for solar inverters, batteries and other consumer energy resources will require suppliers to register products and prove compliance with a technical code. It also introduces national-level accreditation for installers.

Patrick Jowett

Sep 14, 2026

Markets & Policy

Farmers can now produce more of their own energy than ever – but will they? Imagine you’re halfway through your annual wheat harvest when a global crisis sends diesel and fertiliser prices soaring. All at once, your costs surge and your slender profit margin shrinks.

Md Alamgir Hossain and Shahbaz Mushtaq

Sep 11, 2026

Markets & Policy

Beyond the bowser: why grid orchestration and smart tariffs are the real EV revolution Kaluza Director of Product (C&I) Jesse Warburg spoke to pv magazine about how electric vehicle sales spikes may indicate panic buying in the wake of rising oil prices, but the real value is to coordinate and unlock flexibility to serve the next wave of electrified demand.

Ev Foley

Sep 11, 2026

Markets & Policy

Western Australia needs 40 GW generation, 125 GWh storage by 2035: report A new report has found shared infrastructure in Western Australia is falling short with just 8% of the SWIS generation and 11% of storage in construction, and the NWIS is just 9% and 2% respectively.

Ev Foley

Sep 11, 2026

Markets & Policy

Future renewable energy zones still on the table after Victoria scraps proposed REZ Vic Grid has announced the proposed Central North Renewable Energy Zone will not proceed following technical assesment and strong community pushback, but says the decision does not rule out future REZ proposals for the broader region.

Ev Foley

Sep 10, 2026

Markets & Policy

Victorian solar installer fined $100,000 for workplace safety breaches A Victorian solar installation company has been fined $100,000 and ordered to pay more than $12,000 in court costs after repeatedly failing to address the risks of falls at four rooftop solar installation sites.

David Carroll

Sep 09, 2026

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