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We need new rules for plug-in solar quickly
September 14, 2026
Smart Energy Lab director Glen Morris explains what it will take to update our rules to allow Plug-in Solar in Australia - published first in Renew EconomyPlug-in solar became legal in Great Britain on...
Read More ShareSolar Sharer Offer - is it worth it?
July 16, 2026
So the much awaited 3 hours of free power is finally available - but how can we access it, and who will get the most out of the Solar Sharer Offer?
Read More ShareHome batteries deliver - let's protect them
July 10, 2026
One year ago, Australia took a giant step towards a cleaner, fairer energy system. Today, more than 450,000 households have installed a home battery through the Cheaper Home Batteries Program. [1]
Read More ShareAustralia's rooftop solar success goes global at London Climate Action Week
July 07, 2026
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
Read More ShareOur battery boom has changed the grid - now it's time to change the market
July 01, 2026
Australia's electricity system has quietly crossed an important threshold - Heidi Lee Douglas writes in this opinion piece published in Renew Economy
Read More ShareAustralia's Solar Success - A Global Model
April 17, 2026
Our new Global Advocacy Director Kate Lee explains how Australia's rooftop solar success presents a strategic opportunity for global leadership.
Read More ShareSolar for renters - now is the right time
March 07, 2026
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...
Read More ShareIncreased fixed charges - a backward step for clean energy
February 08, 2026
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...
Read More ShareToo Valuable for Landfill - Action on Solar Panel Recycling
January 16, 2026
[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...
Read More ShareFrom Australia to the Amazon: People Power at COP30
November 28, 2025
In November 2025, Solar Citizens stepped onto the global stage at COP30 in Belém, Brazil, with one mission: to create a bigger, stronger, more ambitious global movement to help drive the implementation of people-powered...
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