Solar splurge hits record height in WA as COVID-19, downturn fail to quell demand – ABC News

WA households installed a record amount of solar power in 2020, further fuelling the rise of green energy in the country’s sunniest state despite the economic downturn.
Key points:

• Rooftop solar uptake reached a record amount in WA in 2020
• The amount installed generated equivalent power to the state’s biggest coal plant
• Grid-drawn energy demand reached a record low

The splurge helped drive demand for electricity from the state’s main grid to a new low as the ever-increasing amount of solar energy…

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