This report presents an assessment of the rooftop solar potential across Australia's housing stock. It has a particular focus on social housing, apartments and private rental housing - three sectors that are significantly under-represented in Australia's world-leading uptake of residential solar.

This study compares manufacturing costs in China and Australia for current state-of-the-art technology, and explores ways of overcoming cost gaps in each manufacturing stage. It also presents a roadmap for developing a PV manufacturing value chain in Australia over time, along with policy levers which can be used to facilitate it.