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

<p>Sunshine, government subsidies and high power prices are driving record solar installations</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/10/sign-up-for-the-clear-air-australia-environment-newsletter-with-adam-morton?CMP=cvau_sfl">Sign up for climate and environment editor Adam Morton’s free Clear Air newsletter here</a></p></li></ul><p>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.</p><p>“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.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/oct/11/australia-solar-panels-uptake-record-through-roof">Continue reading...</a>