We discuss first intervention by market operator to curtail rooftop solar, the latest installation stats, AGL’s big solar buy, and some really crap solar news.

Why switching off rooftop solar is a good thing

Bruce Mountain from the VEPC and Jonathon Dore from Solar Analytics join Solar Insiders to discuss the pros and cons of the proposed solar export tax.

The good and bad of the solar export tax

As rooftop solar installations set new records, new protocols are governing what and when is being generated and consumed in the home.

The new controls on solar, EVs and air-con

New data highlights rooftop solar is pushing down prices, and pushing coal out of the market. Plus: Solar industry reunites in Opera House bar.

Rooftop solar is killing coal

A summary of what happened behind the meter at the Smart Energy Conference, with some special guests.

Behind the meter at Smart Energy

Australia’s solar pioneers have been awesome, and it’s sad to say goodbye. Plus: Some really crap solar stories.

A hat tip to some great Australian solar pioneers

Solar confirmed as biggest source of renewables in Australia, but as the rooftop market continues to surge, the largest market has begun to shrink.

Solar overtakes wind, but what’s up with NSW?

Costs of producing solar are falling well below coal, which might be one reason why fossil fuel incumbents are trying to cash in while they can.

Solar is cheap, but fossil fuels cashing in while they can

Rooftop solar systems are getting bigger, thanks to business interest, but the market still remains tough, and complicated.

Why the solar coaster never stops

Covid has virtually shut down solar installations in three states, as Autonomous fights for survival.

Covid rocks the boat, again

The solar market has reached a plateau, but new projections suggest that home batteries might finally have their day.

Why the solar boom is starting to cool down

Solar industry faces pressure from rising import prices, shipping costs and Covid. But flexible exports offer hope for a smarter future.

Flexible exports and PV pricing pressures

Why rooftop solar will be dominant feature of grid within 5 years. And we speak to Autonomous Energy over recent buyout.

Solar is king, but who gets to control it?

Australia has a chance to set up its own solar manufacturing industry after new benchmark in solar cell efficiency.

Australia’s breakthrough solar technology

Rooftop solar nears 100% of South Australia demand, as AEMO prepares PV shutdowns and regulator acts on Taylor’s solar review.

Taylor’s solar review, and PV shutdowns

Andrew Forrest’s surprising big bet on thin film solar, renewable records tumble, and a crackdown by the regulators.

Has Andrew Forrest made right call on thin film solar?

Out of the blue, Australia is targeting ultra low cost solar to underpin its green industrial transition.

Australia aims for $15/MWh solar

Major new benchmark reached for rooftop solar, as “negative demand” reached in South Australia.

Three million and counting

South Australia becomes world’s first gigawatt scale grid to record negative demand, while new DC isolator rules cause relief and confusion.

Australia’s sub zero solar state

5B’s Chris McGrath joins us to talk about 5B’s new acquisition and gigawatt scale deployment plans. Plus: Confusion over DC Isolators.

5B expands on way to ultra low cost solar

Solar taxes, solar switch-offs, 100 per cent solar, amazing technology cost predictions and some stunning innovations. And it all happened in 2021.

The highs and lows of 2021

The new year gets off to a slow start, as industry gears up for tighter standards.

Will 2022 be as strong as 2021?

The solar switch off mechanism is now in force in W.A, and the coal lobby is fighting back at the idea that the end is nigh.

Solar switch off now in force in W.A.

Nigel Morris has downgraded his rooftop solar forecasts for 2022, while SMA’s Boris Wolff shares his take on the Australian and global market, and the shift towards grid forming inverters.

New year solar gloom, and SMA’s big inverter plans

Global rooftop solar installations expected to reach nearly 100GW in 2025. As Australia’s solar pioneers get together.

The global rooftop boom

Australia’s solar pioneers get together, SunDrive sets efficiency records, and ScoMo bin stickers go wild.

What we can learn from solar pioneers

Leading rooftop critic now accepts it's good at getting rid of coal and benefits consumers. Plus: Are the cowboys back?

Why rooftop solar turned out to be a good idea

There is a lot of deal making going on in the solar industry, and drug runners have found a new use for modules.

Big deals in solar

Angus Taylor visits a solar factory, the big news out of Smart Energy Expo, and the solar-coaster. Again.

The day the Coalition discovered solar panels

South Australia unveils new standards and agents that will exert more control over rooftop solar as installation boom continues. And Vale Richard Collins.

Who’s that controlling my rooftop solar?

Join RenewEconomy founder and editor Giles Parkinson and solar industry veteran Nigel Morris, from Solar Analyatics on the ins & outs of the solar industry and what it means for consumers.

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