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The Benefits of Residential Solar Solutions in Australia

With the rising costs of electricity and growing concerns about environmental sustainability, more Australian homeowners are turning to solar energy. Devam Solar Australia, with over seven years of experience in solar panel fitting, maintenance, and supply, is committed to providing high-quality Devam Solar Residential Solutions. If you’re considering switching to solar energy, here are some key benefits to keep in mind.

1. Significant Cost Savings

One of the biggest advantages of installing a solar system is the reduction in electricity bills. By generating your own energy, you can cut down on grid dependency and save thousands of dollars in the long run. Additionally, Australia offers various incentives, rebates, and feed-in tariffs that allow homeowners to earn credits for excess energy sent back to the grid.

2. Sustainable and Eco-Friendly

Solar energy is a renewable and clean source of power, reducing your household’s carbon footprint. Unlike fossil fuels, solar panels produce energy without emitting greenhouse gases, making it a great choice for environmentally conscious homeowners. By switching to solar, you contribute to a greener future for Australia.

3. Increase in Property Value

Homes with solar panel installations are in high demand. Many buyers are willing to pay a premium for energy-efficient properties. A solar system not only enhances your home’s value but also makes it more attractive in the competitive real estate market.

4. Energy Independence and Security

With solar power, you can generate your own electricity and reduce reliance on external power sources. This is particularly beneficial in areas with frequent power outages or fluctuating energy prices. Installing a battery storage system allows you to store excess energy for use during nighttime or cloudy days, ensuring an uninterrupted power supply. Devam Solar's Reliable Batteries ensure that you have a consistent and efficient power backup.

5. Low Maintenance Costs

Residential solar systems require minimal maintenance, making them a cost-effective energy solution. Devam Solar provides professional installation and ongoing maintenance services to ensure the efficiency and longevity of your system. With periodic cleaning and occasional check-ups, solar panels can last for over 25 years. Devam Solar Comprehensive Services cover everything from installation to maintenance, ensuring seamless energy solutions for your home.

6. Government Incentives and Rebates

The Australian government offers financial incentives to encourage homeowners to install solar panels. Programs like the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES) provide rebates that significantly reduce the upfront cost of solar system installation. Additionally, state-based incentives further enhance affordability, making Affordable Solar Solutions Victoria a reality for many homeowners.

7. Support for a Sustainable Future

By switching to solar power, you play a crucial role in Australia’s transition towards renewable energy. Investing in solar solutions contributes to reducing the demand for non-renewable energy sources, promoting a cleaner and more sustainable environment for future generations. NetCC Solar Solutions in Victoria provides advanced solar technologies that enhance energy efficiency and sustainability.

Why Choose Devam Solar?

With over seven years of expertise in the Australian solar industry, Devam Solar specializes in high-quality Devam Solar Residential Solutions and Devam Solar Commercial Solutions. Our team is dedicated to delivering efficient and reliable solar solutions tailored to meet your specific energy needs. Whether you’re looking to reduce electricity costs, enhance property value, or contribute to a greener planet, we have the right solution for you.

We also offer Solar Batteries & Heat Pump Services Australia, ensuring that you get the best power storage solutions for your needs. As part of devam group, we integrate innovative technologies to deliver the best solar energy solutions, including NetCC Solar Solutions and Commercial Solar Solutions.

Make the smart switch today! Contact Devam Solar to learn more about our Devam Solar Residential Solutions and take the first step towards energy independence with our Affordable Solar Solutions Victoria.

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Analysis | States' solar fights pinpoint tensions between environmentalists and utility companies

The move could mark a push from utility companies and some lawmakers to ensure that the industry maintains dominance amid a transition to independent clean energy and an energy crisis spurred by Russian aggression in Ukraine.

Excerpt from this story from the Washington Post:

Lawmakers in Florida are clamping down on solar incentives for homeowners, escalating a years-long fight between clean energy advocates and politically powerful utility companies.

The move could mark a push from utility companies and some lawmakers to ensure that the industry maintains dominance amid a transition to independent clean energy and an energy crisis spurred by Russian aggression in Ukraine.

The bill would target net-metering, a billing mechanism that allows solar customers to sell excess electricity back to the grid and receive a credit from utilities. In return, solar customers receive a much lower electricity bill.

But environmentalists argue that slashing net-metering legislation kills future motivation for consumers to choose solar and could further derail President Biden’s climate agenda.

“There will be fewer people investing in solar and those states lose the benefits of cleaner air and climate solutions, along with fewer construction jobs and small businesses,” Terry Tamminen, former secretary of the California Environmental Protection Agency, said in an email to The Climate 202.

State lawmakers in Florida last month approved a bill that would reduce rooftop solar energy buybacks by 75 percent, compared to the previous dollar-to-dollar rate.

Florida Power and Light, the largest utility company in Florida and one of the driving forces behind the legislation, argues that net-metering drives up costs for customers who choose not to install panels on their roofs.

Meanwhile in California, a vote from the California Public Utilities Commission on whether to get rid of the net-metering process is still weeks away after being put on hold in January.  

Similar net-metering legislation is also being debated in North Carolina and Michigan.

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Home Solar Is Growing, but Big Installers Are Still Losing Money

Some companies are having trouble surviving and making money installing panels because of intense competition and the high costs of doing business.

Excerpt from this New York Times story:

The home solar business is growing fast as thousands of homeowners install panels on their roofs to save money. Yet the biggest companies that install and finance home solar systems are reporting hundreds of millions of dollars in losses.

Those losses are an ominous reminder of how hard it can be to make money in an industry widely viewed by political leaders and business executives as an important part of the global effort to address climate change. Solving this problem could help determine whether the use of residential solar power is quickly and widely adopted.

“There have been very few success stories,” said Vikram Aggarwal, founder and chief executive of EnergySage, which helps consumers compare solar installers. “Practically everyone who has tried this has failed. The road is littered with dead bodies.”

Sunrun and Sunnova, two of the nation’s biggest home solar companies, lost a combined $500 million in the first nine months of the year, and their operations and purchases of solar systems collectively used up $1.3 billion in cash. The companies and their Wall Street supporters say the losses are occurring because solar installations are growing rapidly and require a lot of upfront investment, and because investors in the companies get to use the losses to offset their tax liabilities. Still, residential solar is a fiercely competitive and expensive business, and Sunrun and Sunnova must contend with hundreds of smaller rivals, many of which have been turning a profit for years.

For now, Wall Street investors are bidding up the companies’ stocks in the belief that solar companies will be able to borrow cheaply and cover their losses and cash outflows for some time. They also expect sales to grow fast as homeowners buy larger solar systems and home batteries to protect themselves from blackouts and to power electric vehicles. Investors are also expecting the incoming Biden administration to do more to spur the use of renewable energy through tax credits and other incentives.

“You are always going to be negative if you are growing,” Lynn Jurich, chief executive of Sunrun, said in an interview. Sunrun acquired Vivint, which was the country’s second-biggest residential solar installer, in a deal announced in July. That acquisition has helped push Sunrun’s stock was up over 400 percent in 2020. Sunnova’s stock was up over 300 percent.

The success of the two companies and Tesla’s solar business, once the leading residential solar installer, matters beyond the stock market. If these companies grow and gain the same sort of name recognition that Tesla did for its luxury electric cars, or Amazon did for online shopping, they could help accelerate a shift away from fossil fuels.

New home solar installations, measured by their power capacity, are expected to grow 7 percent this year despite the coronavirus pandemic, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association and Wood Mackenzie, a research and consulting firm. Wood Mackenzie expects strong growth over the next five years.

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Solar Is Saving Low-Income Households Money in Colorado. It Could Be a National Model.

The state’s energy assistance programs are solving two challenges at once: help people save money on electricity bills while expanding renewable energy.

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Colorado is emerging as a national model for how to expand renewable energy to low-income homes.

The state has been pursuing low-income solar programs since 2015, and it's on track to have 20 megawatts installed by the end of 2019 as those programs ramp up. The total is the combination of several programs that, working with utilities and charitable organizations, provide rooftop installations and community solar arrays to help customers save money.

One key to Colorado's success is that much of the rooftop solar work is being run by county and regional weatherization offices that already provide insulation and other energy efficiency services.

[Arapahoe] County employees identify which households would benefit the most from solar while doing a larger assessment of energy efficiency and other needs. Solar is an add-on for clients, on top of energy efficiency improvements. It's used in about 15 percent of cases that are receiving services.

The Arapahoe office has installed 50 rooftop solar systems like Anderson's in about a year of offering the service, and it projects an average annual electricity bill saving of about $550 per house, or 59 percent. 

Another Colorado program pays for low-income customers to get electricity from community solar projects, which are shared solar arrays that offset electricity costs for subscribing residents and businesses. Under state law, developers of the arrays must allocate 5 percent of the electricity to low-income customers.

Some projects, such as Coyote Ridge Solar Farm in Fort Collins, are built to primarily serve low-income homes. The 2 megawatt project has been described as the largest low-income community solar array in the country. It's the result of work by the local utility, Poudre Valley Rural Electric Association, and nonprofit groups such as GRID Alternatives, which installed the system.

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World's Largest Virtual Power Plant Coming to Australia in Deal With Tesla

A 5-kilowatt solar system and a Tesla Powerwall 2 battery will be installed on 50,000 homes across South Australia over the next four years.

This is the sort of “distributed solar” power system that many environmentalists have been promoting in California as an alternative to the continued development of industrial solar and wind facilities in the desert wilderness areas.

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South Australia—already home to the world's largest battery—will soon host the world's largest virtual solarplant under a landmark plan from Tesla CEO Elon Musk and the state government.

The plan involves installing a 5-kilowatt solar system and a Tesla Powerwall 2 battery on roughly 50,000 homes across the state over the next four years. The setup will be installed at no charge to the households and financed through the sale of electricity.

The entire system will function as an interconnected power plant all while cutting power bills for participants by an estimated 30 percent.

The trial phase, which has already commenced, will start with 1,100 public housing properties. After the trial period, another 24,000 public housing properties will receive the systems before opening up to other South Australian households.

A short video (one minute, 45 seconds) explaining the program clearly and succinctly:

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Your Next Home Could Run on Batteries

A combination of solar power and the rise of residential energy storage is paving the way for a new kind of cable cutting.

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In the near future, your home could be battery operated.

This is especially true if you live in New York, California, Massachusetts, Hawaii, Vermont, Arizona or a growing roster of other states and municipalities experimenting with revamping their electrical grids for the 21st century.

You might not even know your lights are being kept on by the same chemical process that powers your smartphone, since the batteries could be tucked into what looks like a neighborhood junction box, or behind a fence in a substation. But now, thanks to efforts by startups and the utility companies they sell to (and sometimes battle), you might get one right inside your home.

The rise of these home batteries isn’t just a product of our collective obsession with new tech. Their adoption is being driven by a powerful need, says Ravi Manghani, of GTM Research: renewable energy.

Without batteries and other means of energy storage, the ability of utility companies to deliver power could eventually be threatened.

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Best Roof Types for Solar Panels in the Midwest

Choosing the right roof types for solar panels is one of the most important decisions in planning a Midwest solar installation. Roof materia

Choosing the right roof types for solar panels is one of the most important decisions in planning a Midwest solar installation. Roof material, age, pitch, and snow load capacity all influence how well a system performs and how long it lasts.