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Solar Eclipse Continues

An update of the challenges facing the solar industry, likening to a "solar eclipse." It highlights a significant decline in solar energy prices, curtailment levels affecting revenue, and the financial stresses. Despite the potential of solar power, investment experiences remain complicated.

5 min read Mar 6, 2026

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Solar Farms facing Solar Eclipse

Carl Daley

Australia's ambitious renewable energy target of 82% by 2030 hinges significantly on the success of building new wind and solar farms. However, the solar farm industry faces a looming financial crisis that could stall future development and potentially trigger write-downs of existing solar farms.

13 min read Apr 9, 2025

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Summer Reflections

Carl Daley

This article reviews the summer of 2024 which was a wild ride consisting of volatile spot prices, market price expectations having a mixed performance, the consolidation of the twin peaks dynamic, and battery energy storage systems having a tough day in the office.

9 min read Apr 8, 2024

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How you can help stabilise our electricity grid!

EnergyByte

Last week the Energy Security Board (ESB) released its annual health report of Australia's National Electricity Market. This…

5 min read Jan 11, 2021

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Solar and Bushfires... What you need to know this season.

EnergyByte

Fire and Solar are not friends. Summer has begun and we're approaching another bushfire season about to kick-off.…

3 min read Dec 17, 2020

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Should I clean my Solar panels this summer?

EnergyByte

If you undertake a google search for "should I clean my solar panels?" you'll be directed…

2 min read Dec 11, 2020

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Are Solar Feed-in Tariffs facing a major correction?

Carl Daley

The popularity of solar PV systems across Australia continues to grow, but the owners may be facing a longer payback…

4 min read Dec 10, 2020

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Has Solar PV uptake dropped off in Australia?

EnergyByte

With the world experiencing a COVID-19 pandemic, Australia has been through its second wave and is looking at the other…

3 min read Oct 30, 2020

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Why have solar arrays always faced North?

EnergyByte

On the surface, this appears to be a dumb question. We have typically face our solar arrays towards the equator…

2 min read Jun 12, 2020

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Why flattening the curve has a new meaning for Solar

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For all States and Territories in Australia, we’ve been forced into some form of physical distancing, and we’re…

2 min read Apr 24, 2020

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Solar and hot water heat pumps are the future! Let me prove it.

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Many of us have become addicted to the convivence and comfort of our gas hot water systems. ‘They’ve served…

3 min read Mar 12, 2020

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Trees are like Solar Panels and here is why!

EnergyByte

The industrial revolution saw the growth of businesses that extracted resources and cleared land to make way for factories and…

2 min read Mar 4, 2020