Australia's rooftop solar success is becoming a global story, and Solar Citizens is playing a role on the global stage, writes Heidi Lee Douglas, Solar Citizens CEO

Australia's electricity system has quietly crossed an important threshold - Heidi Lee Douglas writes in this opinion piece published in Renew Economy

Our new Global Advocacy Director Kate Lee explains how Australia's rooftop solar success presents a strategic opportunity for global leadership. 

First published in Renew Economy on 12 February, 2026.    In Australia’s federal election, household renewable energy wasn't just a winning policy — it also connected Australians to our common values of resilience, innovation, and respect...

Australia’s energy system has changed — dramatically. We are well under way in our shift to a modern, smart distributed energy system - a third of Australian homes now generate their own power from rooftop...

[banner photo by Raze Solar on Unsplash] More than 1 in 3 Australian households embrace rooftop solar, and many homes are up-sizing their old home solar system as they commit to buying a home battery thanks to...

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