Congratulations JA Solar. I recently learned the "A" in JA Solar stands for Australia. SmartEnergyCouncil

Congratulations Go Sunny Solar on winning 3x SunWiz Top Solar Company Awards. 1: #1 Solar Retailer Volume South Australia!!! 2: Top 20 residential retailer volume nationally!!!! 3: Top 20 Most-Popular Solar Companies in all Australia!!! Go Sunny Solar

I visited AGL today to deliver thought-provoking content for a strategic team meeting. Throughout their offices were pictures of the Sunwiz award ceremony where AGL won #1 commercial solar retailer 2023 . Great to see the corporation celebrating their success in commercial solar.

Community batteries are a key trend that is covered in this year's SunWiz Battery Market Report. There's some interesting ones slated for 2024 too hubs.li/Q02rVrw-0

>20% of the 330,000 Australian PV installations in 2023 were at sites with existing PV. Of those, two-thirds were replaced a more modern solution. That means 40,000 old PV systems needed a recycling solution. It's a challenge that's set to grow rapidly hubs.li/Q02rVzCK0

Interesting - just as with solar and wind, there is contention for the best battery sites. Here's why: hubs.li/Q02rVrSD0

With the excitement of the federal government investing $1b into Australian PV manufacturing, it's heartening to see AGL sign a MOU with Aussie innovator Sundrive to explore developing a PV manufacturing facility in the New South Wales Hunter region hubs.li/Q02rVspd0

Great to see Horizon Power rolling out it Smart Connect Solar technology, in a move that will eliminate constraints on solar installation capacity and enable more customers to access rooftop solar. hubs.li/Q02rVz9z0

Big batteries overshadow residential as deployment records smashed. “The figures signal the coming of age of the big battery,” "Home batteries are democratising energy storage in the same way that solar power democratised electricity production" hubs.li/Q02sjQqB0

To generate and store electricity, you no longer need a coal mine or hydropower dam in your backyard, you just need solar panels and a battery. (Nor do you need an oil well or petrol station to fuel your car) hubs.li/Q02sk44N0

Congratulations Perth Solar Warehouse on winning two SunWiz Top Solar Company Awards. Your 2023 installation volumes propelled you into the Top 5 solar retailers in WA! And your outstanding customer reviews rank you in the Top 20 retailers in Australia. PSW Energy, Perth Solar Warehouse

Former Coal town Collie is hosting so many new big batteries.... should the town be renamed to "Batterie"? Apologies for terrible dad joke. hubs.li/Q02vhL410

SolarVictoria's bulk residential rooftop PV and electric hot water across the state attracts bids for 4x the funding on offer hubs.li/Q02vhHfJ0

The first large scale auction of dispatchable capacity in Australia’s new Capacity Investment Scheme has been 32 times oversubscribed by a massive pipeline of battery storage projects - 600MW was sought with 19000GW bid.hubs.li/Q02vPv_F0

Tindo, Australia’s only solar panel manufacturer, announced this week a significant expansion to its partner network, which has more than doubled over the past year to include around 100 partners nationwide. hubs.li/Q02vPn-70

Three transactions of note: Catch power buys Solar Analytics hubs.li/Q02wMkMx0 Redback bought by Australian Ebon Group hubs.li/Q02wMjGn0 Tritium getting some interest hubs.li/Q02wMmJR0

Engie's VPP in SA is 2800 systems in size. It has been approved for Very Fast Frequency Control Ancillary Services hubs.li/Q02G8CMm0

SunWIz celebrates the half-a-million hot water heat pumps installed in Australia since 2011, with the launch of our ASHP intel service. Get a taste of the contents in this publicly-accessible article; hubs.li/Q02JQF330

"Award winning solar retailer" has a great ring to it. We're pleased to announce Huglo Solar is an award winning solar retailer. SunWiz has verified Huglo Solar was amongst the Top 5 solar retailers for installed solar power in the ACT in 2023. hubs.li/Q02M8dtW0

Tesla's looking to sell its SA VPP (Public Housing), 7000 locations with 35MW of ESS + 25MW PV. Will keep operating its broader VPP along with its retail energy business. I wonder: what value does a VPP have for a buyer? hubs.li/Q02Q366p0