{"id":51076,"date":"2021-06-10T08:32:46","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T22:02:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=51076"},"modified":"2021-06-10T08:35:22","modified_gmt":"2021-06-09T22:05:22","slug":"solar-strata-lpe-mb2032","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-strata-lpe-mb2032\/","title":{"rendered":"Zero Capital Outlay Solar For Strata: LPE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-51077\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/solar-strata-lpe.jpg\" alt=\"Solar for strata - Locality Planning Energy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/solar-strata-lpe.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/solar-strata-lpe-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/solar-strata-lpe-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/solar-strata-lpe-768x403.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A Queensland-headquartered company is providing solar power and battery systems at no capital cost to apartment and other strata communities among its offerings.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Locality Planning Energy Holdings Limited (LPE) announced yesterday it had surpassed the 40,000-customer milestone; adding more than 2,300 new customers since the end of March and more than 1,400 just in May.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;The ratio of strata customers to retail remains consistent at 60\/40 respectively, with LPE anticipating that as its shared solar product continues to be rolled out, this ratio will strengthen further towards high value, contracted customers,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/lpe.irmau.com\/site\/PDF\/c60f0f84-956a-47d3-af7c-fe1ffe13de36\/RecordMilestoneAchievedwith40000CustomersSurpassed\">stated the company<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>LPE says it is on track to deliver against its guidance of an additional 10,000 customers (all types) in the current financial year.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Shared Solar, LPE also provide traditional electricity to homes, businesses, and strata communities in Queensland and New South Wales. If you&#8217;re a solar owner, you can see how LPE stacks up against other retailers using the SolarQuotes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/energy\/\">electricity plan comparison tool<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The company became an authorised electricity retailer in 2014 and listed on the ASX in 2016.<\/p>\n<h2>How LPE Shared Solar For Strata Works<\/h2>\n<p>LPE works with a building&#8217;s\/strata community&#8217;s body corporate to design a solar power system, including batteries, capable of supporting a community\u2019s daytime electricity needs. The system is then installed, which is fully funded by LPE who also maintains and carries out any necessary repairs at no cost.<\/p>\n<p>The building&#8217;s residents need to switch all their electricity supply to LPE as part of the deal, so there&#8217;s just a single bill for each resident. Strata communities enter into long-term contracts of up to 15 years under the arrangement.<\/p>\n<p>During the day, solar energy generated by the system is distributed to residents with the surplus being stored in a battery system. The battery supplies energy during peak usage times and any consumption not covered by on-site generation is supplied via the mains grid.<\/p>\n<p>An important part of the infrastructure used is <a href=\"https:\/\/allumeenergy.com\/au\">Allume Energy&#8217;s SolShare technology<\/a> that enables solar energy to be distributed and billed to individual apartments or businesses within a building.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_51078\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-51078\" class=\"wp-image-51078 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/solshare.png\" alt=\"Solshare\" width=\"800\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/solshare.png 800w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/solshare-300x236.png 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/solshare-768x605.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-51078\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">How SolShare works (sans batteries)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A single SolShare unit can service up 15 separately metered apartments or units.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.localityenergy.com.au\/\">Locality Planning Energy<\/a> has previously stated its Shared Solar customers were achieving rates 20 &#8211; 22% less than the reference price. The reference price is the benchmark set by the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) for a financial year for electricity supply to residential customers in a particular distribution region and based on an assumed annual electricity consumption.<\/p>\n<p>Last month, the company said it had completed the first shared solar installations with four systems operational on the Energex network, and one building able to offset 100% of its grid energy requirements.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s a big potential market for LPE &#8211; it notes 9% of Australia\u2019s population live in apartments or strata communities, and strata communities eligible for embedded networks use an estimated $940m of electricity per annum.<\/p>\n<p>LPE&#8217;s offering is one potential way for some Australian apartment owners to go solar &#8211; one of the others we&#8217;ve mentioned in the past is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-garden-inner-west-mb1669\/\">&#8220;solar gardens&#8221; concept<\/a>, which involves virtual net metering and doesn&#8217;t require panels to be installed on an apartment building &#8211; or even close by.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Queensland-headquartered company is providing solar power and battery systems at no capital cost to apartment and other strata communities among its offerings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":51077,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[678],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-51076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-solar-battery-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Zero Capital Outlay Solar For Strata: LPE - SolarQuotes Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Queensland&#039;s LPE is providing solar power and battery systems at no capital cost for apartment buildings and other strata communities.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-strata-lpe-mb2032\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Zero Capital Outlay Solar For Strata: LPE\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Queensland&#039;s LPE is providing solar power and battery systems at no capital cost for apartment buildings and other strata communities.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-strata-lpe-mb2032\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SolarQuotes Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SolarQuotes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-06-09T22:02:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-06-09T22:05:22+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/solar-strata-lpe.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Michael Bloch\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@solar_quotes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@solar_quotes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-strata-lpe-mb2032\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-strata-lpe-mb2032\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Michael Bloch\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/66afd571aa00c2e442f0192ebac2f6f1\"},\"headline\":\"Zero Capital Outlay Solar For Strata: LPE\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-06-09T22:02:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-06-09T22:05:22+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-strata-lpe-mb2032\/\"},\"wordCount\":552,\"commentCount\":2,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-strata-lpe-mb2032\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/solar-strata-lpe.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"General Solar &amp; Storage News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-strata-lpe-mb2032\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-strata-lpe-mb2032\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-strata-lpe-mb2032\/\",\"name\":\"Zero Capital Outlay Solar For Strata: LPE - SolarQuotes Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-strata-lpe-mb2032\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-strata-lpe-mb2032\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/solar-strata-lpe.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-06-09T22:02:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-06-09T22:05:22+00:00\",\"description\":\"Queensland's LPE is providing solar power and battery systems at no capital cost for apartment buildings and other strata communities.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-strata-lpe-mb2032\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-strata-lpe-mb2032\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-strata-lpe-mb2032\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/solar-strata-lpe.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/solar-strata-lpe.jpg\",\"width\":1200,\"height\":630,\"caption\":\"Solar for strata - Locality Planning Energy\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-strata-lpe-mb2032\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Blog\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"General Solar &amp; Storage News\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Zero Capital Outlay Solar For Strata: LPE\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"SolarQuotes Blog\",\"description\":\"An independent reckoning of the Aussie solar scene\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"SolarQuotes\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/solarquotes-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/solarquotes-logo.png\",\"width\":592,\"height\":600,\"caption\":\"SolarQuotes\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SolarQuotes\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/solar_quotes\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/solarquotes\/\",\"https:\/\/au.linkedin.com\/company\/solarquotes\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SolarQuotesAustralia\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/66afd571aa00c2e442f0192ebac2f6f1\",\"name\":\"Michael Bloch\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-AU\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c65d1fbade4404d88617552594a54366d8ca4a78bd617a48e64f9340c0b5dc09?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c65d1fbade4404d88617552594a54366d8ca4a78bd617a48e64f9340c0b5dc09?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c65d1fbade4404d88617552594a54366d8ca4a78bd617a48e64f9340c0b5dc09?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r\",\"caption\":\"Michael Bloch\"},\"description\":\"Michael caught the solar power bug after purchasing components to cobble together a small off-grid PV system in 2008. He's been reporting on Australian and international solar energy news ever since.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/author\/michael\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Zero Capital Outlay Solar For Strata: LPE - SolarQuotes Blog","description":"Queensland's LPE is providing solar power and battery systems at no capital cost for apartment buildings and other strata communities.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-strata-lpe-mb2032\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Zero Capital Outlay Solar For Strata: LPE","og_description":"Queensland's LPE is providing solar power and battery systems at no capital cost for apartment buildings and other strata communities.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-strata-lpe-mb2032\/","og_site_name":"SolarQuotes Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SolarQuotes\/","article_published_time":"2021-06-09T22:02:46+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-06-09T22:05:22+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":630,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/solar-strata-lpe.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Michael Bloch","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@solar_quotes","twitter_site":"@solar_quotes","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-strata-lpe-mb2032\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-strata-lpe-mb2032\/"},"author":{"name":"Michael Bloch","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/66afd571aa00c2e442f0192ebac2f6f1"},"headline":"Zero Capital Outlay Solar For Strata: LPE","datePublished":"2021-06-09T22:02:46+00:00","dateModified":"2021-06-09T22:05:22+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-strata-lpe-mb2032\/"},"wordCount":552,"commentCount":2,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-strata-lpe-mb2032\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/solar-strata-lpe.jpg","articleSection":["General Solar &amp; Storage News"],"inLanguage":"en-AU","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-strata-lpe-mb2032\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-strata-lpe-mb2032\/","url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-strata-lpe-mb2032\/","name":"Zero Capital Outlay Solar For Strata: LPE - SolarQuotes Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-strata-lpe-mb2032\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-strata-lpe-mb2032\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/solar-strata-lpe.jpg","datePublished":"2021-06-09T22:02:46+00:00","dateModified":"2021-06-09T22:05:22+00:00","description":"Queensland's LPE is providing solar power and battery systems at no capital cost for apartment buildings and other strata communities.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-strata-lpe-mb2032\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-AU","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-strata-lpe-mb2032\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-strata-lpe-mb2032\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/solar-strata-lpe.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/solar-strata-lpe.jpg","width":1200,"height":630,"caption":"Solar for strata - Locality Planning Energy"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-strata-lpe-mb2032\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Blog","item":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"General Solar &amp; Storage News","item":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Zero Capital Outlay Solar For Strata: LPE"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/","name":"SolarQuotes Blog","description":"An independent reckoning of the Aussie solar scene","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-AU"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization","name":"SolarQuotes","url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/solarquotes-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/solarquotes-logo.png","width":592,"height":600,"caption":"SolarQuotes"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SolarQuotes\/","https:\/\/x.com\/solar_quotes","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/solarquotes\/","https:\/\/au.linkedin.com\/company\/solarquotes","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/SolarQuotesAustralia"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/66afd571aa00c2e442f0192ebac2f6f1","name":"Michael Bloch","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-AU","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c65d1fbade4404d88617552594a54366d8ca4a78bd617a48e64f9340c0b5dc09?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c65d1fbade4404d88617552594a54366d8ca4a78bd617a48e64f9340c0b5dc09?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/c65d1fbade4404d88617552594a54366d8ca4a78bd617a48e64f9340c0b5dc09?s=96&d=monsterid&r=r","caption":"Michael Bloch"},"description":"Michael caught the solar power bug after purchasing components to cobble together a small off-grid PV system in 2008. He's been reporting on Australian and international solar energy news ever since.","url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/author\/michael\/"}]}},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/solar-strata-lpe.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2FF2s-dhO","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":49859,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/compare-regional-qld-electricity\/","url_meta":{"origin":51076,"position":0},"title":"Regional Queensland Has Electricity Retailer Choice. But Which Is Cheapest?","author":"Ronald Brakels","date":"May 24, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Do you live in regional Queensland? \u00a0Do you think your only choice of electricity retailer is Ergon Energy? Then I have exciting news for you. \u00a0You can choose who bills you for electricity. This is not a new thing.\u00a0 But many people aren't aware of it.\u00a0 Until recently, this included\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Electricity Prices&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Electricity Prices","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/electricity-prices\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/qld-retailer-choice.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/qld-retailer-choice.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/qld-retailer-choice.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/qld-retailer-choice.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/qld-retailer-choice.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":73924,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/pros-cons-of-solshare\/","url_meta":{"origin":51076,"position":1},"title":"Solar For Strata: The Definitive Guide to SolShare&#8217;s Pros and Cons","author":"Kim Wainwright","date":"April 27, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Is SolShare Worth It For Multi-Unit Properties? If you're a strata-titled property owner researching rooftop solar, you've likely come across Allume Energy's SolShare, a solar-sharing solution that's turning heads. While this cutting-edge technology has great potential, it's essential to consider if it's the right fit for your particular strata. Let's\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Solar Installation&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Solar Installation","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-installation\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"SolShare vs individual rooftop solar systems","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/solshare-vs-individual-systems.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/solshare-vs-individual-systems.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/solshare-vs-individual-systems.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/solshare-vs-individual-systems.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/solshare-vs-individual-systems.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":63685,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-for-strata\/","url_meta":{"origin":51076,"position":2},"title":"Solar For Strata Properties: 3 Easy Steps","author":"Kim Wainwright","date":"August 18, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Do you own a strata property and want solar power? Then you've probably hit a giant roadblock: although you own the property, you probably don't own the roof. And that's a problem if you want to put panels on some of that roof. Well, I have some good news for\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Solar Installation&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Solar Installation","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-installation\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Solar power for strata homes","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/solar-for-strata.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/solar-for-strata.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/solar-for-strata.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/solar-for-strata.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/solar-for-strata.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":41994,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/strata-survey-solar-mb1632\/","url_meta":{"origin":51076,"position":3},"title":"Survey Seeks NSW Strata Owner\/Renter Feedback On Solar","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"August 6, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Strata apartment, townhouse and villa owners, committee members and tenants in NSW have been invited to have their say on barriers to installing sustainability infrastructure including solar panels and battery systems. Millions of households across Australia are benefiting from solar power; but a large group that has been left on\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General Solar &amp; Storage News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"General Solar &amp; Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Solar power and strata properties in NSW","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/solar-strata-nsw.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/solar-strata-nsw.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/solar-strata-nsw.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/solar-strata-nsw.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/solar-strata-nsw.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":47720,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-strata-nsw-mb1884\/","url_meta":{"origin":51076,"position":4},"title":"NSW Government Makes Going Solar Simpler For Strata Owners\u00a0","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"February 18, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"New amendments passed in NSW's Parliament on Tuesday will make it easier to install solar panels, batteries and other renewable energy technologies on strata buildings. In 2019, the Berejiklian Government committed to making regulatory changes removing barriers that prevent people living in apartments from benefiting from solar power, energy storage\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General Solar &amp; Storage News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"General Solar &amp; Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Solar for strata buildings in New South Wales","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/solar-strata-nsw.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/solar-strata-nsw.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/solar-strata-nsw.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/solar-strata-nsw.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/solar-strata-nsw.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":98438,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/nsw-apartment-solar-gets-real-as-soar-deadline-looms\/","url_meta":{"origin":51076,"position":5},"title":"NSW Apartment Solar Gets Real As SoAR Deadline Looms","author":"Kim Wainwright","date":"March 24, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The first shared rooftop solar installations under NSW\u2019s Solar for Apartment Residents (SoAR) program are now complete, with projects in Newtown and Camperdown already delivering savings for residents. With the grant closing on March 30, 2026, apartment owners and strata committees have just days left to secure funding under the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Solar Panels&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Solar Panels","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-panels-2\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"NSW SoAR program deadline","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nsw-soar-deadline-looms.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nsw-soar-deadline-looms.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nsw-soar-deadline-looms.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nsw-soar-deadline-looms.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/nsw-soar-deadline-looms.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51076","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=51076"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51076\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51090,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/51076\/revisions\/51090"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/51077"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=51076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=51076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=51076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}