Rooftop Solar Making Energy Prices More Expensive: Energy Expert

A parliamentary committee has been told that energy prices are getting more expensive as Australian households and businesses install more rooftop solar panels. At a recent inquiry hearing, Sarah Lawley, an energy professional and the head of energy supply at CDC Data Centres, raised concerns about the oversupply of solar energy in the Australian power network. “When the sun comes up, it basically comes up across the entire grid in that same hour. All of the panels on every rooftop and every solar farm are experiencing the daylight hours at the same time,” she said. “So what this leads to, in terms of the grid, is really an oversupply of energy during solar hours.”...