Our place in the sun: Australia’s uptake of solar panels is already through the roof. How much higher could it get?

The Guardian Australia · 2026-10-10T19:00:08.000Z · Climate

Sunshine, government subsidies and high power prices are driving record solar installations Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here Zoom in on satellite pictures of the Melbourne postcode 3029 and one feature becomes glaringly obvious – there are lots and lots of solar panels on lots and lots of roofs. “If you walk along the streets, it’s actually hard to see a house without solar panels,” says Saajidh Nizam, a software engineer who lives in Tarneit with his wife, two children and a 6.6kWh solar system on the roof. Continue reading...

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