Solar Quotes Blog

Sungrow To Start Manufacturing Solar Inverters In India Soon

Sungrow solar inverter factory

Chinese solar inverter manufacturer Sungrow has announced its first factory outside of China will be up and running in the second half of this year.

[Continue reading…]

Echuca Regional Library Goes Solar

Echuca Library - solar energy. 

As part of Victoria’s Campaspe Shire Council’s green efforts, Echuca Regional Library now boasts 368 solar panels on its rooftop – and it will be saving a bunch of bucks on electricity to boot.

[Continue reading…]

Product Recall – Shenzhen Sofarsolar Mass Energy Inverters

Shenzhen Sofarsolar (Sofar Solar) Mass Energy Inverter Recall

After being de-listed from the Clean Energy Council’s Approved Products List, certain Mass Energy solar inverters from Shenzhen Sofarsolar are now subject to a recall notice.

[Continue reading…]

Woolworths Readying For Big Solar Unveil

More commercial solar power for Woolworths

We may soon get a look at Woolworths’ huge commercial solar power installation, said to be the largest in Australia.

[Continue reading…]

Tesla Increases Cost Of Powerwall 2 To $9,600 — Not Including Installation

Sorry I’ve been slow in reporting this, but back in February Tesla raised the price of a Powerwall 2 in the United States by 400 Mickey Mouse dollars; an increase from US$5,500 to US$5,900.  We’ve also copped it sweet here in Australia and the price has increased by $600 to $9,600 before installation.  The only […]

[Continue reading…]

CEC : National Battery Register Likely To Fail

Australian national battery database

The Clean Energy Council has warned a proposed national battery installation database will likely fail if the paperwork burden falls squarely on the shoulders of installers.

[Continue reading…]

Solar Means Business In The USA (And Australia)

commercial solar power

2017 was the third biggest year for on-site solar installations among the USA’s largest companies. The leading business last year was Target for the second year in a row, with 40MW of new capacity installed.

[Continue reading…]

Powershop Removes Mystery About Reposit GridCredits

Reposit is a smart controller that helps households make more effective use of battery systems.  One advantage Reposit provides is during certain — very limited — periods of time, you can be paid $1 for each kilowatt-hour of electricity your battery exports to the grid.  Reposit calls these payments GridCredits.

[Continue reading…]

Compulsory Solar Power For New Homes In Wollondilly Shire?

Mandatory solar power in Australia

Wollondilly Shire’s Deputy Mayor wants to see solar panels compulsory for all new residential housing developments in the region.

[Continue reading…]

National Energy Guarantee (NEG) – Where’s It At?

National Energy Guarantee

While perhaps not as exciting as the latest solar panel or battery technology, the evolution of the National Energy Guarantee is something worth keeping tabs on.

[Continue reading…]
Get The SolarQuotes Weekly Newsletter