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Solar Insiders Podcast: Shouting from the rooftops

2 days ago | onestepoffthegrid.com.au | Sophie Vorrath |Giles Parkinson

Solar Insiders Podcast: Shouting from the rooftopsApril 23, 2025 by Sophie Vorrath & Giles Parkinson Leave a Comment OpenSolar’s Sophie Wright on the mission to streamline solar businesses so that more money and time can be spent where it’s most needed – putting panels on rooftops. Plus, the news of the week. You can find previous episodes of Solar Insiders here or wherever you get your podcasts. Pylon is a proud sponsor of Solar Insiders.
How one state is flipping the sun tax and offering to pay households to dial down solar

1 week ago | onestepoffthegrid.com.au | Sophie Vorrath

A ground-breaking trial seeking to crack the riddle of how to manage huge amounts of rooftop solar generation without hitting the big solar switch-off button, or hitting customers with a sun tax, has been doubled in size. Engie says its retail electricity business in South Australia has been given the all-clear by SA Power Networks (SAPN) to expand its flexible exports offering from 50 to 100 customers, over the 12-month trial.
SwitchedOn podcast: How solar gardens can deliver PV benefits to renters

1 week ago | onestepoffthegrid.com.au | Anne Delaney

Rooftop solar has long been out of reach for many renters and apartment dwellers but the Haystacks Solar Garden in NSW’s Riverina has pioneered a new model for people locked out of rooftop solar. Haystacks is Australia’s first large-scale solar garden — and a recent winner of a Banksia National Sustainability Award.
State says solar rebate for rental homes should start slashing tenant bills by end of year

1 week ago | onestepoffthegrid.com.au | Sophie Vorrath

The Queensland LNP has confirmed it will deliver on its election promise to subsidise rooftop solar for rental properties by the end of the year, in a move it expects will save tenants up to $700 a year on power bills. The Supercharged Solar for Renters plan, first announced in March 2024 by then opposition leader David Crisafulli, promised to provide grants of up to $3,500 for landlords to install solar on rental homes.
Solar Insiders Podcast: A Teal take on what voters want – and how to give it to them - One Step Off The Grid

1 week ago | onestepoffthegrid.com.au | Sophie Vorrath |Giles Parkinson

Solar Insiders Podcast: A Teal take on what voters want – and how to give it to themApril 15, 2025 by Sophie Vorrath & Giles Parkinson Leave a Comment NSW Independent Allegra Spender on her plan for permanent energy bill relief and what’s missing from federal Labor’s battery rebate. Plus, dispatches from the Smart Energy Conference. You can find previous episodes of Solar Insiders here or wherever you get your podcasts. Pylon is a proud sponsor of Solar Insiders.
SwitchedOn podcast: Farming the sun, grazing the land

2 weeks ago | onestepoffthegrid.com.au | Anne Delaney

Regional Australia is on the frontlines of the renewable energy boom, but many locals feel left out of the action. Tony Inder is a sixth-generation sheep farmer from Wellington, NSW, who’s found a way to make large-scale solar and agriculture work together. Tony now runs sheep under solar panels, and he says it’s been a win-win for the land, the livestock, and the local economy.
Four reasons why household batteries are good for the grid, and the hip pocket

2 weeks ago | onestepoffthegrid.com.au | Giles Parkinson

NSW energy minister Penny Sharpe has outlined the clear economic and grid benefits of battery storage, in the face of criticism from the federal Coalition that supporting the technology amounts to a subsidy for the rich from the poor.
Why electricity tariffs matter for the green energy transition

2 weeks ago | onestepoffthegrid.com.au | Anne Delaney

With cost of living and energy shaping up as an election issue, what consumers have to pay for electricity is under the spotlight. But electricity tariffs do more than just determine how much we pay for power. They shape how—and whether—households and businesses invest in the technologies essential for decarbonisation.
Labor's plan for cheaper home batteries ushers in new age of consumer power

2 weeks ago | onestepoffthegrid.com.au | Sophie Vorrath

Federal Labor has unveiled a $2.3 billion plan to dramatically boost home battery uptake in Australia, through a national scheme that takes in small business, community groups and off-grid homes. The Cheaper Home Batteries Program, officially announced by the Albanese government on Sunday morning, caps off a week of growing speculation over what has become one of the most hotly anticipated policies in years.
Rooftop solar market in limbo as consumers await home battery policy reveal

3 weeks ago | onestepoffthegrid.com.au | Sophie Vorrath

Rooftop solar installations have hit the doldrums as consumers put new investments on hold until after the May 05 federal election, with both major parties promising to deliver some form of national home battery discount. A total of around 253 megawatts of new rooftop solar capacity was installed by homes and businesses over the month of March, according to the latest data from solar market analyst SunWiz.