Businesses MIA on rooftop solar and battery revolution

Businesses MIA on rooftop solar and battery revolution

Solar is a common sight on houses but less so on warehouses, offices and other commercial buildings due to a complex knot of challenges that need unravelling.

Businesses MIA on rooftop solar, battery revolution

Australian households are generating nearly four times as much solar energy as retailers, manufacturers and other non-residential buildings, with most commercial rooftops panel-free.

IEEFA calls for changes to boost Australia’s C&I solar uptake

Australia continues to be one of the most active markets globally for residential solar but a new report says the rooftop solar potential of the nation’s commercial and industrial (C&I) buildings remains largely untapped with the sector facing “substantial” barriers. An estimated 22 GW of rooftop solar capacity has been installed atop Australian households but the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) said only 5.6 GW of …

Network tariffs blamed for failure of warehouses and businesses to follow household lead on rooftop solar

Despite using more electricity than households, and most of it during the day, the commercial sector lags well behind homes on rooftop systems and batteries.

Aussie businesses the "missing middle" in solar and storage

Aussie homes might be leading the uptake in rooftop solar, but commercial and industrial businesses are the “missing middle” between residential and utility-scale solar and storage, according to a new report from the Institute of Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA). “The power-generating capacity installed on household roofs in Australia is roughly equal to that of the coal plants in our grids,” says co-author Johanna Bowyer, lead an…

Businesses left behind in Australia’s rooftop solar and storage stampede

Business rooftops are a huge potential source of clean energy yet the sector faces substantial barriers to uptake, according to a new report released today.Australia is a world leader in household rooftop solar but business lag, with the sector the “missing middle” between residential and utility-scale solar in the nation’s transition to renewable energy, finds the report, Unlocking the clean energy potential of Australian business rooftops.