Commercial rooftop solar spikes

Commercial solar photovoltaic installations have leapt up in recent months, hitting 19 per cent of all system installs for the month of July and 16 per cent for the year-to-date.

Commercial systems (10kW-plus) have generally hovered around mid-single digit install rates in the Australian market as the residential market has dominated.

The figures from Green Energy Markets showed upticks in commercial installation rates across NSW, Queensland and Western Australia in recent months while Victoria and South Australia have remained relatively steady.

Green Energy Markets data also revealed that July saw 70.3 MW of rooftop solar capacity installed, bringing the 2014 total to 448.8MW.