Australia passes 3 million rooftop solar installations

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The number of rooftop solar systems installed by Australian households and businesses has now passed the three million mark, according to SunWiz.

Queensland has installed the most rooftop solar systems, followed by NSW and Victoria.

The current capacity of installed rooftop solar systems is equivalent to five Eraring power stations, with Eraring being the biggest coal-fired power station in NSW.

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Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.