A new trial has been launched to provide solar power savings to those without rooftop solar.

The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is providing funding for trials of ‘solar gardens’, which could allow up to a third of Australians who are unable to install their own solar panels save money with solar power.

Australia is likely to soon see a boom in small-scale solar farms. Credit:Tim Ireland/PA Wire

Solar gardens are essentially small-scale solar farms where people can buy or rent solar panels, with the electricity generated credited to their power bills.

“Almost a third of Australians are unable to put solar on their roofs,” ARENA chief executive Ivor Frischknecht said.