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Queensland regional network operator Ergon Energy is to launch its first major solar and storage pilot program that could be replicated across its network and for many of its 100,000 solar customers, particularly in remote areas.
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Ergon energy solar power

Ergon announces new technology roll-out to align with

Regional Queensland network operator Ergon Energy has announced the roll-out of technology it says will allow more solar generated power generated on rooftops to be

Sunshine to savings: remote Queensland communities to save big with solar

Stage 1 of Ergon Energy''s 4.5MW solar PV at Doomadgee, forecast to save around 680,000 litres of diesel and $1.36 million per year. "Queensland''s isolated networks

Ergon Energy, solar and the case for battery storage

When regional utility Ergon Energy introduced restrictions on the export of rooftop solar from its customers back into the grid, its intention was clear: encourage the adoption of battery

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Doomadgee solar farm & battery project | Ergon

With investment from the Queensland Government, Ergon is expanding the solar farm and battery facility at Doomadgee to continue transitioning the town''s energy supply to cleaner, greener renewable energy. Yes – Ergon Energy Network

Rooftop solar feed-in tariffs: Queensland''s bright

In fact, they receive a payment of about $1500 a year from state-owned energy company Ergon for exporting their excess power in to the grid. Townsville resident Fil Parisi with his 6KW rooftop

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Ergon takes steps to manage booming rooftop

UPDATED: Regional Queensland network operator Ergon Energy is taking steps to get ahead of the solar curve, with the roll-out of technology it says will allow more solar power generated on home and business rooftops to

Ergon confirms rule changes to take rooftop solar boom off

Ergon Energy, the electricity network distributor for more than 90 per cent of Queensland, has introduced new standards – flagged here late last month – that will allow its

Ergon Energy: Electricity plans for Queensland

Ergon Energy does not assist with solar installation. How good is the Ergon Energy feed-in tariff? Ergon has a single tariff for all of rural Queensland – 6.58c per kWh of solar power that you

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Solar connections & other technologies | Ergon Energy

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Windorah solar farm & battery project | Ergon

The first stage of the solar farm will see 850 kilowatts of solar PV built – enough to power around 50% of Windorah''s total energy needs on the same sized site as the previous solar trackers. Windorah Solar Farm. When it was

Isolated networks solar capacity

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Solar connections & other technologies

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Solar feed-in tariffs

Solar power systems act like a mini generator on your roof producing electricity from the sun. Encouraged by a range of government incentives, thousands of our customers are

Battery storage connections

With solar power. If you''re considering charging your battery storage system with solar power, setting your connection up so you can also charge your battery from the grid will give you a

Boulia solar farm & battery project

Batteries also help with smoothing the power output when the solar system is intermittent, like when a cloud passes over. Yes – Ergon Energy Network will own the solar array, the battery energy storage systems, the diesel power

Queensland spends $28m to get four remote

State-owned energy network Ergon will install 8.25 megawatts (MW) of solar panels and 7.5 megawatt hours (MWh) of batteries in the towns of Doomadgee, Windorah, Burketown and Boulia, which the

Price changes from 1 July 2025

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Ergon Energy

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Dynamic Connections for energy exports | Ergon

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Connections

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Isolated Networks 2030 Strategy

These networks are rapidly transitioning to increase renewable energy supply, with an installed capacity of 1MW of Ergon Energy-owned renewable energy resources and

Four Queensland towns funded to switch from

In Boulia, a 1.7 MW solar farm is being planned by local provider Ergon Energy Network, a subsidiary of state-owned Energy Queensland. The Boulia solar farm is to be coupled with 1.5 MWh of energy storage. Burketown

Ergon Energy Rates, Solar Rebates, and Support

Ergon Energy. The distribution company, Ergon Energy, is in charge of delivering power to Queensland''s rural and regional areas. The government owns the business and exerts as much control over it as necessary to

Solar ''101''

This specific 101 guide focuses on what you need to consider when going solar in the Ergon network, which covers regional Queensland. Queensland has two electricity networks (called DNSPs), Energex and Ergon. When you

Ergon Energy''s Dynamic Solar Connections | SAE Group

Queensland regional network operator Ergon Energy is to launch its first major solar and storage pilot program that could be replicated across

Ergon energy solar power

6 FAQs about [Ergon energy solar power]

What is Ergon Energy & how does it work?

Ergon Energy is now changing how they allow solar panel systems and other distributed energy sources to connect to their electricity network.

Why is Ergon Energy introducing a dynamic connection?

Because of this, they are introducing a new type of dynamic connection, which allows their customers to export more electricity from their alternative power sources to the network whenever the local network has capacity. Thanks to this, consumers will gain more solar benefits from Ergon Energy connections. Let’s explore this further below.

Does Ergon have rooftop solar?

In a statement published on Thursday, Ergon said rooftop solar was continuing to boom in the state, with the company receiving about 1800 applications for solar PV connections a month.

Are Ergon & Energex reducing solar energy exports?

As we wrote here in June, Ergon and Energex (which services the south-east corner including Brisbane) have both been moving in the direction of limiting or preventing households from exporting excess solar electricity back into the grid, despite its potential to accelerate grid defections and the so called energy network “death spiral”.

How much does Ergon charge for a 5kw solar inverter?

Ergon today confirmed that its customers with solar PV systems with a maximum inverter capacity not exceeding 5kW export to the grid would receive a feed-in tariff of 9.07 cents a kilowatt hour, as set by the Queensland Competition Authority.

How many customers does Ergon have?

“Ergon has 96,000 customers with solar PV installed across regional Queensland. That equates to 17 per cent of residential customers,” Ergon CEO Ian McLeod said.

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