Rooftop solar panel installations soared by almost half in the first six months of 2018 as businesses eclipse residential take-up for the first time.
Go big or go home? - The future of Australian Solar PV
STC target to deliver 1140 MW of solar PV in 2018
The Clean Energy Regulator announced on Thursday 29 March 2018 that the 2018 target for the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme, which provides financial support to rooftop solar PV and solar hot water, is to be 17.08% (this is called the Small-scale Technology Percentage or STP). Green Energy Trading has assessed what this means for the level of solar expected to be installed in 2018.
Defining small-scale systems and large-scale systems
The Clean Energy Regulator recently announced changes to the definition of a boundary for a PV system. They have gone into detail on scenarios where customers may be eligible to claim either claim STCs or LGCs, details of which can be found here.