Australian families and small companies continue to spearhead the country’s renewable resource shift with a brand-new report exposing that 1.3 GW of roof solar capability was set up throughout the very first half of 2024.
September 25, 2024 David Carroll
From pv publication Australia
A brand-new report launched by the Clean Energy Council (CEC) reveals Australian homes included 141,364 brand-new roof planetary systems with a combined generation capability of 1.3 GW to the nationwide electrical energy grid in the very first 6 months of the year.
More than 3.7 million Australian homes and small companies now have photovoltaic panels on their roofings with the CEC’s bi-annual Rooftop Solar and Storage Report revealing that roof PV contributed 11.3%, or 13,479 GWh, to the country’s overall energy generation mix throughout the very first half of 2024,
“Australian customers are continuing to lead the world in embracing roof solar,” CEC Co-Chief Policy and Impact Officer Con Hristodoulidis stated. “It’s ended up being a staple financial investment for house owners and small companies. With normal repayment durations of around 3 to 4 years, roof solar is now an acknowledged and easy action to take pressure off the household spending plan.”
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With a cumulative overall of 24.4 GW, Australia’s roof solar setups are on course to pass a combined overall of 25 GW set up capability by the end of 2024, the CEC stated, keeping in mind that roof PV capability has actually currently overtaken that supplied by coal-fired generation. Black and brown coal integrated for 21.3 GW of overall set up capability in the fiscal year to 2023-24.
New South Wales blazed a trail for greatest set up capability of any state throughout the very first 6 months of the year, with 454 MW of brand-new roof solar released. Queensland and Victoria were 2nd and 3rd location respectively with set up capabilities of 360 MW and 246 MW.
New South Wales has the greatest level of overall set up capability of roof PV with 6.6 GW, more than 25% of the whole Australian capability. It likewise ended up being the 2nd state to pass one million overall roof PV setups, after Queensland attained that turning point in 2023.
The CEC report, established with information offered by solar consultancy SunWiz, reveals that the size of the typical roof system grew in the very first half of 2024 to 9.7 kW, a brand-new bi-annual record. By contrast, the typical system size a years back was 4.3 kW, and 7.4 kW 5 years back.
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The report likewise reveals development in the uptake of home battery energy storage systems with almost 30,000 battery systems offered in the very first half of 2024. The rolling 12-month quarterly average of battery sales has actually now been modified to a record of 14,555.
Battery accessories to rooftop PV are likewise progressively growing, with the cumulative overall passing 140,000 in the 2nd quarter of 2024.
In spite of the development, Hristodoulidis stated home battery uptake stays well behind the levels required to effectively accomplish Australia’s 82% renewable resource target in 2030.