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Q2: Australia added 729MW of rooftop solar, down 5% month-on-month

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According to data released by Australia's Clean Energy Regulator (CER), Australia installed 729 MW of rooftop solar in the second quarter of 2021, up 8%
from 677 MW in the same period last year.

However, rooftop solar installations fell 5%
in the second quarter of 2021 compared to 768 MW in the previous quarter.

As of June 2021, Australia's cumulative installed rooftop solar capacity was 14.
9 GW
.
The country had a cumulative installed rooftop solar capacity of about 12.
45 GW in 2020, 10.
22 GW in 2019, 7.
97 GW in 2018, and 6.
47 GW
in 2017.

As of June 30, 2021, 2.
88 million rooftop solar systems
have been installed in the country.

In terms of small-scale solar power, NSW led with 63,214 installations, followed by Queensland and Victoria with 48,921 and 42,151 installations respectively
.

According to CER, as of July 2021, 4,856 solar systems with parallel battery storage capacity were installed in the country, with 1,279 installed in New South Wales, followed by South Australia with 1,057.

Australia also added 424 small wind turbines with a total output of 1.
4 MW and 20 hydroelectric turbines
with an output of 51 kW.

The Australian government expects to reduce carbon emissions
over the next decade through $18 billion in new investments in low-emission technologies.

According to data released by Australia's Clean Energy Regulator (CER), Australia installed 729 MW of rooftop solar in the second quarter of 2021, up 8%
from 677 MW in the same period last year.

However, rooftop solar installations fell 5%
in the second quarter of 2021 compared to 768 MW in the previous quarter.

As of June 30, 2021, 2.
88 million rooftop solar systems
have been installed in the country.

In terms of small-scale solar power, NSW led with 63,214 installations, followed by Queensland and Victoria with 48,921 and 42,151 installations respectively
.

Australia also added 424 small wind turbines with a total output of 1.
4 MW and 20 hydroelectric turbines
with an output of 51 kW.

The Australian government expects to reduce carbon emissions
over the next decade through $18 billion in new investments in low-emission technologies.

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