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Solar panel fire season is all year round and it’s getting more intense in Australia

  • Written by Timothy O'Leary, Lecturer in Construction and Property, University of Melbourne
Solar panel fire season is all year round and it’s getting more intense in AustraliaFRNSW, Author provided

2020 was a bumper year for solar power in Australia. More solar PV systems were installed in the first nine months than in all of any previous year.

Almost one in four Australian houses now have rooftop solar panels. But the number of solar panel incidents reported by fire and emergency services has increased too.

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