Australia's solar future bright as households install record 3.5m panels
by Guardian staff from Environment | The Guardian on (#3HE9Z)
2017's energy output equivalent to a medium-sized coal-fired power station
The future of Australia's solar industry is looking bright after a record 3.5m panels were installed on rooftops last year, giving the equivalent output of a medium-sized coal-fired power station.
The record 1,057 megawatts of capacity in small-scale systems installed across the country smashed the previous record set in 2012, figures from the Clean Energy Regulator showed on Tuesday. It equated to 9,500 installed every day.
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