Solar Market Synopsis: August
111MW registered in July, System Registration stronger than same time last year, Swimming with humpback whales in Tonga
Solar Market Synopsis: August
PV Market
- Last month saw 111MW of PV registered across Australia, an almost-equivalent month of registration to June.
- Lag between installation and registration implies that June’s installation peak was higher than last year’s.
- Victoria is running hot; and one-quarter of systems installed in Queensland in June was 5kW.
- Analysis of Solar Choice pricing information shows that systems can be bought in Melbourne for the same average price as in Brisbane – evidence of strong competition in Victoria.
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SolarBusinessServices and SunWiz are proud to announce the release of their latest forecast report, “Australian PV – Market Outlook Summary to 2013” . This report draws extensively on the related analysis and report “Australian PV – Market Forecast 2011-2016” which is a detailed, long term market forecast. With recent changes in a number of key markets, we have produced this summary report which re-evaluates the near term market outlook providing a snapshot of market expectations. It details the key risks and opportunities we see coming in the next eighteen, months, resulting in upside and downside possibilities for the market as a whole.
The “Australian PV—Market Outlook Summary to 2013” focuses exclusively on the sub-100kW segment of the market, which is expected to represent more than 90% of market sales in 2012. Short, sharp and sweet, it is ideal for those wanted a summarised, near term view on the market. This is Highly Affodable and Highly Valuable Market Intelligence.
Solar Hot Spots
- New data was released showing postcode 4670 (Bundaberg) has the most solar capacity in Australia.
- However, it was Gladstone that installed most in Q2 – Cumulative installed capacity jumped by 50% in a single quarter when over 2MW in postcode 4870 (even before all systems are registered).
- Port Pirie (5540) in SA has one of the most stable installation rates in Australia.
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SunWiz Activities
In the last month, SunWiz has:
- Launched a cloud-based version of PVsell, with overwhelming popularity and positive feedback (trial it today for nix).
- Exhibited and Presented at Clean Energy Week/ATRAA. Download my presentation proving PV is variable rather than intermittant.
- Helped a PV retailer identify their own solar hot spots.
- Prepared a Commercial PV system proposal for a client, incorporating the latest graphs from PVsell.
- Visited a company to advise on strategic direction.
- Assisted the Department of Climate Change in reviewing solar production data.
- Progressed multiple grid-connection applications for commercial PV systems.
- Designed a number of commercial PV systems.
- Gone swimming with Humpback Whales in Tonga
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