We know that Australian homes and businesses were installing rooftop solar at a record-breaking clip in 2017, but the latest data from the Clean Energy Regulator makes that official – and how.
According to the CER’s latest update on the Small-Scale Renewable Energy Scheme, solar panels were installed on rooftops at a mind-bending rate of 6.5 per minute in 2017, adding a total of 1057MW new capacity for the year.
This equates to 3.5 million solar panels being fixed to Australian rooftops, or more than 9500 installed every day, the CER said.
All told, there was a 41 per cent increase in installed renewable energy capacity across all states and territories compared to 2016, the report says.
Read the One Step off the Grid story by Sophie Vorrath - “Australian homes, business installed 6.5 solar panels per minute in 2017.”
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