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"Despite leading the world in rooftop solar installations, with panels on more
than half of all owner-occupied houses, two-thirds of new houses in Australia
are being built without a solar system.
This somewhat horrifying statistic, detailed in a new report from the Climate
Council, highlights one of a number of major holes in Australia’s rooftop solar
market that could – and should – be filled to meet national climate and
renewable energy targets.
The
Seize the Sun report, published on Thursday, argues Australia could
roughly double its small-scale solar capacity and install two million household
batteries by the end of the decade, adding another 26.4 gigawatts (GW) of
generating capacity on residential and business rooftops by 2030.
“Rolling out more rooftop solar is the biggest opportunity we have right now to
keep building on Australia’s clean energy momentum,” says Climate Councillor
and leading Australian energy economist Tim Nelson.
“It should be at the top of the agenda for all parties during the next term of
parliament, and we can get the ball rolling with clear commitments today.”
But this will mean putting it at the top of the agenda of the home building
industry, too. The report notes that, despite the significant cost and design
advantages of installing solar during construction, this just isn’t happening
at anywhere near the rate it should be.
And that’s a big oversight, not just because it means people are missing out on
solar savings, but because according to Climate Council modelling, making
rooftop solar standard for all new and substantially rebuilt homes – both
houses and apartments – could see panels added to an additional 537,000 homes
by 2030.
This would unlock a further 2.7 gigawatts (GW) of clean electricity generation
capacity, the report says, equivalent to more than half of of Victoria’s
coal-fired power plants."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
