Blackouts were averted in SA on Friday after an incident that saw more than 600MW of electricity generation capacity suddenly lost – just as Adelaide was welcoming the start of Clipsal 500 and Adelaide Festival.

POWER prices are on their way up so it is time to follow the Prime Minister’s lead and install solar panels on your roof?

The Victoria Labor government has announced that it is calling for expressions of interest to build a 20MW battery storage array, in what would likely be Australia’s first grid scale battery storage facility.

Queensland’s largest operating solar power plant, the 25MW Barcaldine Regional Community Solar Farm, has been bought by one of Europe’s leading solar infrastructure investment teams, Foresight Group.