Markets & Policy
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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Make renewables infrastructure to make them investible
The financing market for wind and solar assets is dead. Or at least comatose. A large part of the industry is for sale. There are no buyers. Offshore investors were on the point of having insult added to injury by having their mostly meagre profits taxed.
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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.
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.
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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.
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Australia needs renewable energy fast – but building it is only half the battle
Australia’s energy transition has never been more urgent. Ageing coal-fired power stations are retiring and energy bills are rising sharply. To address this, the obvious solution is to build more renewable energy projects and the transmission infrastructure to connect them at scale. But a major hurdle remains: community opposition.
Victoria now has blueprint to close solar divide. Here’s where to start
Australia’s home energy boom is real, but it is not evenly shared. The rooftop solar and government-subsidised batteries going up at record pace are landing almost entirely on freestanding houses. Own one, and you are steadily cutting your bills by running on your own homegrown energy after dark. Live in an apartment, and you are mostly still paying full price to the grid.
Large-scale solar hits state highs as curtailment drops
Large-scale solar generation reached record highs across much of Australia’s National Electricity Market last month while curtailment of utility PV energy “reduced significantly” compared to the same time last year, down from 284 GWh in August 2025 to 168 GWh.
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