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Are installer committee’s a waste of time – or business opportunity?

Every Australian solar business owner will at some stage say “Good grief, who came up with these insane rules/standards/rebates? Don’t they understand the impact this is going to have on my business?”. Over and over again programs are announced that seem to lack any practical input from the people who are most heavily impacted. Will…

WA Battery rebate update – a sandgroper’s delight?

Seems like there is always a price to pay for Government rebates, and whilst well intentioned WA’s rules are proving to be challenging for solar companies. What’s on offer? In simple terms, firstly you can access the Federal Cheaper Home Batteries rebate for solar owners, assuming eligibility of course. But from here it gets more…

SEIA 2025 conference wrap up – all the news, content and presentations

On behalf of the team at SEIA, we want to express our sincere thanks to the sponsors and delegates who attended our 2025 Solar Installers Annual Meetings. This year we sold out almost every show and caught up with almost six hundred solar installers in Queensland, New South Wales, South Australia, Western Australia and Tasmania…

Why experienced solar storage installers are essential – the value of pioneers

The Australian solar and storage industry has grown from a handful of companies to thousands over the last forty years. In its early days, EVERY solar system had a battery because grid connected solar wasn’t even a thing.  Our industry pioneers had no choice but to learn about the nuances of designing, installing and maintaining…

Thousands of jobs at risk, solar veterans abandoned – our campaign

Thousands of jobs at risk due to solar rule change Official PDF Press Release is here. Hundreds of solar businesses may be forced to close down impacting thousands of staff due to rule change on July 1st this year. The Solar Energy Industries Association is calling on The Honourable Minister Chris Bowen to urgently intervene.…

NSW CER Installer Portal workshop – get involved

On 14th of March 2025 DCCEEW, Ausgrid, Essential Energy and Endeavour Energy revealed the first details of the NSW Backstop mechanism at the SEIA Annual Installers’ Meeting in Sydney, providing invaluable information for members and delegates to prepare for the changes. Many issues (and innovative suggestions) were debated and taken on notice by the panel,…

BREAKING – NSW BACKSTOP MECHANISM REVEALED

The 14th of March 2025 will go down in the history books as the day the details of the NSW Backstop mechanism were revealed to solar installers for the first time. The NSW Backstop mechanism will become mandatory in NSW in 2025 and is arguably the single biggest issue facing NSW solar installers and owners. If it…

2022 Qld Solar Installers Conference

When: Brisbane, 30 March 2022, 8:30am registration,  9:00am – 4:30pm Where:  Brisbane Airport Conference Centre, 2 Dryandra Road Brisbane Airport QLD 4008 Costs: Free for SEIA Members, $100 for non-members, all meals included. Member Register ( Brisbane )Non-member Register ( Brisbane ) When: Townsville, 1 April 2022, 8:30am registration, 9:00am – 4:30pm Where:  Rydges, 23…

2022 NSW Solar Installers Conference

When: 18 March 2022 Where: Novotel Sydney International Airport , 22 Levey Street , Wolli Creek, NSW 2205 Costs: Free for SEIA Members, $100 for non-members, all meals included. This event is currently sold out. Join this face-to-face solar conference and get the latest news and updates. Solar installers training and CPD points provided. About…