Featured in Utilities make the connection – 11-2017

An NEG-proof boom

All Energy Australia 2017: There is no doubt that the Australian PV market is booming. With installations set to hit all-time highs in 2017, and the major constraining factor in the marketplace being the availability of trained labour, the solar future looks bright. But on the eve of significant and long-term success, the federal government has thrown a spanner in the works with a new National Energy Guarantee (NEG).

By

Jonathan Gifford

07 Nov 2017

Attendance was up 40% at this year’s All Energy Australia show in Melbourne, a sure sign that Australia’s PV market is healthy.

Trade show attendance figures can be a rough indicator of the health of a market. And with 40% growth in attendance on 2016, things Down Under are certainly looking up. All Energy Australia 2017 was, by all markers, a major success. Whereas in 2016, All Energy Australia attracted 4,600 attendees, in 2017 that number had swollen …

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