{"id":26469,"date":"2018-12-11T05:28:06","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T18:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=26469"},"modified":"2018-12-11T05:28:06","modified_gmt":"2018-12-10T18:58:06","slug":"rooftop-real-estate-solar-mb0858","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/rooftop-real-estate-solar-mb0858\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia’s 43GW-61GW Of Residential Rooftop Solar Potential"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Australian grassroots solar advocacy group Solar Citizens says while 6GW of solar capacity is currently installed on residential rooftops throughout Australia, there’s potential for much, much more.<\/p>\n

Distributed solar energy in Australia is generating 8,900GWh of electricity per year – and that figure is growing. It’s more than what is generated by the coal fired clunker Liddell Power Station<\/a>.\u00a0 And unlike Liddell, PV systems installed on homes and businesses across the country are making a significant contribution towards emissions reductions; an estimated 7.4 million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent annually. Other benefits of small-scale solar include reining in of wholesale electricity prices<\/a> and an industry that supports thousands of jobs.<\/p>\n

There are still many naked and underutilised rooftops across the country that could be providing more of the benefits distributed PV generation brings, while saving those living below them a bundle of bucks on their electricity bills.<\/p>\n

Based on a report by the University of NSW and Australian PV Institute prepared for the organisation, Solar Citizens<\/a> states there is enough suitable residential rooftop space in Australia to host 43GW to 61GW of solar power<\/a> capacity.<\/p>\n

While various forms of assistance are available for Australians to install solar panels, the group says more could be done – particularly for those in the community often excluded from taking advantage of existing support.<\/p>\n

Apartment Dwellers Missing Out On Solar Benefits<\/h2>\n

A section of the community for which significant hurdles remain are apartment building dwellers.<\/p>\n

“The report identified that the lion\u2019s share of this PV potential\u201493.5%\u2014is on stand-alone houses, but up to 4GW is on apartment buildings,” says National Director Joseph Scales. “To unlock all this potential there\u2019s still work to do to help low-income households, renters and people living in apartments get access to solar.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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UNSW\/APVI<\/p><\/div>\n

Solar Citizens’ recommendations for helping these groups to access solar power:<\/p>\n