More than 100 households have already signed up for the 2016 round of Darebin City Council’s solar programs.
Victoria’s Darebin City Council has two initiatives in place, Solar $avers and a solar bulk buy program.
Legislation has been passed in San Francisco making the installation of solar panels or solar hot water systems compulsory for new residential and commercial buildings.
The legislation, which was originally introduced by San Francisco Supervisor Scott Wiener in February, was passed unanimously and will apply to new building applications lodged from January 1, 2017.
The Melbourne Renewable Energy Project has released a tender for renewable energy projects that are “shovel-ready and have planning approvals in place”.
Led by the City of Melbourne, the group comprises Australia Post, NAB, the University of Melbourne, RMIT, NEXTDC, Zoos Victoria, the City of Port Phillip, Moreland City Council, the City of Yarra, Citywide, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre and Bank Australia.
Australia is at the dawn of a solar battery storage revolution. A recent report from US-based IHS Technology states that Australia’s energy storage market will grow from less than 500 battery installations in 2015 to 30,000 installations by 2018, while Morgan Stanley has found that half of all households in Australia are interested in installing solar panels with battery storage, with the market potential estimated to be $24bn.