Australia has reached 1 million rooftop solar systems on homes and businesses, capping off a massive rise over the past decade on the back of federal and state incentives.
The 1-million mark was passed quietly on March 12, with an analysis of government data by solar industry consultants SunWiz finding 1,011,478 systems installed at the end of last month.
The growth in rooftop solar has been rapid, with installations growing from less than 900 in 2006 to well over 300,000 last year on the back of generous concessions offered by government and falling system costs.
Clean Energy Council chief executive David Green said approximately 2.5 million Australians now live in homes with solar panels on the roof.
”For some years solar has been most enthusiastically embraced by those in mortgage-belt suburbs, retirement areas and regional parts of the country. People from all walks of life have been installing solar as a way of protecting themselves from power-price pain over the long term.”
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