The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal’s (IPART) draft recommendation to double the voluntary solar feed-in tariff for New South Wales solar homes has been welcomed by industry groups.

The 55th Annual Solar Energy Conference kicked off its second day with talks about all things solar, battery storage and smart homes.

The town of Northam in Western Australia will today announce its first ever solar panel car park constructed in the state.

For a growing number of Australians, the idea of cutting ties with your electricity network and taking your power supply “off-grid” is becoming increasingly attractive. And, as solar and battery storage costs continue to fall, it is far from just a romantic notion.