Solar installations fall as Australian households hit by cost-of-living squeeze
by Peter Hannam from Environment | The Guardian on (#6NY0S)
With solar module prices well down' in 2024 it could yet be a record year for installations, Sunwiz says
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Household solar installations sank by 14% in June as the broader cost-of-living squeeze curbed demand even as panel prices dropped, according to energy consultancy Sunwiz.
In June, small-scale solar installations totalled almost 250 megawatts in capacity, in line with the same month in 2023. New rooftop installations exceeded 1.5 gigawatts in the first half of 2024, up 6% on the same period last year, Sunwiz said.
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