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Two million plus solar roofs: what’s in it for the consumers?

M. Swanston

Published 2020 in Unknown venue

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Abstract Photovoltaic (PV) is now embraced by around one-quarter of all households in Australia, primarily in response to the rapidly increasing cost of grid electricity in the first half of this decade. Even now, despite the reduction of most subsidies and more stable energy prices, the number of consumer-owned PV systems continues to grow at around 10% per annum, and the average system capacity has increased to over 7 kW. A range of new challenges and opportunities have arisen right across the electricity supply chain, requiring governments, utilities, customers and new market entrants to rethink and redesign policy, markets and network infrastructure. Critical to successful change is the need to respect and not misjudge consumer behavior. It is the coincidence of particular consumer sentiments with well-intentioned—if not well-considered—government incentives and easy access to PV technologies that has led to the remarkable adoption of distributed energy resources in Australia. These factors are considered in the context of determining the features of continued effective development of the new energy industry in Australia and elsewhere.

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