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energy reporter Daniel Mercer

Rooftop solar poised to become Australia's biggest power source amid coal's demise

Almost one in three Australian households have a rooftop solar system installed. (Pexels: Public domain)

Rooftop solar is poised to overtake coal as Australia's biggest source of generation capacity, as the rapid pace of new installations accelerates the decline of fossil fuel-fired power.

A new report from industry group SunWiz shows there is now more than 20,000 megawatts of small-scale solar capacity installed on household and business roofs across the country.

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