Demand for rooftop solar batteries spikes as eastern Australian energy prices soar
Solar Victoria fielded 50% higher than usual number of inquiries into power storage amid cold snap across eastern states
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Solar Victoria fielded 50% higher than usual number of inquiries into power storage amid cold snap across eastern states
Homeowners and businesses alike are embracing PV thanks to a rebate scheme.
We test drive the new Kia Niro, talks to Nissan’s Ben Warren on progress on vehicle-to-grid, and to Solar Victoria’s Stan Krpan on the state’s EV subsidy.
Victorians pony up for EV subsidy Victorians pony up for EV subsidy May 14, 2021 More than 400 registrations for $3000 state government electric vehicle incentive in first week More than 400 Victorians registered for the state’s $3000 electric vehicle subsidy within a week of it opening for business on May 2. In a clear indication that at least early adopters are taking advantage of the first EV incentive of its type in Australia, that number is equivalent to about a third of total EV sales nationally in the first four months of this year (according to VFACTS figures, which exclude Tesla). ...
20 January 2021 Victoria – the Australian state hardest hit by Covid-19 in 2020 – has rounded out the pandemic-themed year with a couple of encouraging home energy storage milestones, including the biggest month for solar battery rebate uptake, and the biggest month for battery installations. The latest data on the state’s Solar Homes program shows that there was a record total of 429 applications for the solar battery rebate in the second-last month of the year, in November, and 183 home battery installations in December. Not bad for a year described earlier this month by industry anal...