Australia's rooftop solar revolution has slashed power bills and emissions, but behind the good news story, is a growing waste problem in need of an urgent solution. The industry is sounding the alarm ...
For supporters, rooftop solar electricity has been a creative destroyer of epic proportions. Like a wrecking ball, it has smashed a longstanding norm in Australia's electricity market: - that ...
Australia will be throwing out 10,000 tonnes of rooftop PV solar panels a year by 2025, yet recycling options remain limited. That figure is set to rise to anywhere between 30,000 tonnes and a ...
Solar PV is being installed faster than everything else put together (fossil, nuclear, and other renewables not counting wind) on the rooftops of homes and businesses, and in large-scale ground ...
The Northern Territory Commissioner for Consumer Affairs has launched an investigation after complaints of sub-standard installations of solar panels. Gary Clements says a number of Territory ...
A terrifying incident in Northamptonshire this week raises important questions about the safety of solar panels - particularly as heatwaves become more common.
Power distribution lines and home wiring were designed for electricity to flow from power stations to appliances, but households with solar panels do the reverse of this. One of Australia's biggest ...
There are calls for a crackdown on the solar industry, with a report revealing some pushy sellers have signed people up to unaffordable repayments. Here’s how you can avoid being ripped off. A ...
With over 10 years’ experience writing about consumer affairs, Sarah leads on energy content at Which?, helping customers navigate the market and exposing poor practice. More than a million homes in ...