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Homepage - One Step Off The Grid. “Truly a world first:” Grass roots suburban electrification pilot wins federal funding. Electrification subsidy extended to 2045 to help shift consumers in most gas dependent state. The world-first, community-driven electrification blueprint for Australia’s energy future. Practical paths to home ...
Rooftop solar almost always pays off – but what happens when …
11 hours ago — While we stress in our assessments that the financial viability of solar and batteries varies significantly by location, battery installations also offer benefits beyond financial returns, especially in areas with unreliable power where a battery provides energy resilience.
Solar and battery microgrids slash diesel and dollars in six remote ...
23 hours ago — A more than $15 million bid to add large-scale solar and battery storage to the power systems of six regional Western Australia towns has been completed, with the installation of a 758kW PV system and 336kWh BESS in Norseman. State-owned utility Horizon Power said on Wednesday that Norseman, in WA’s Esperance region, is the sixth and final ...
Virtual power plants will fail without an industry overhaul that puts ...
1 day ago — Australia is generating more electricity on its rooftops at times than from coal and gas plants, and the industry is betting on Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) to harness this power for the grid. There are solar panels on around 4 million homes and businesses in Australia that together have a capacity ...
SwitchedOn Podcast: Why virtual power plants will fail unless the ...
3 days ago — Australia is generating more energy on rooftops than from coal and gas plants, and the industry is betting on virtual power plants (VPPs) to harness this power for the grid. VPPs work by coordinating solar panels, batteries, and other small energy resources to function as one large, flexible power ...
The world-first, community-driven electrification blueprint for ...
In a ground-breaking move, the Electrify 2515 Community Pilot has secured $5.4 million from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) to help run a world-first electrification project in a small coastal region south of Sydney. The project, which has …
Networks embrace stand-alone power as solar and batteries beat …
Mar 27, 2024 — Standalone power systems based on renewable energy and battery storage could start to become the norm on parts of Australia’s far-flung grid, as network operators turn to them as a more reliable and cheaper option than traditional poles and wires.
Homes that ditch gas for electric heating can recoup extra costs in …
Oct 16, 2024 — For a pre-1991 (1.6-star) home, the report estimates the up-front cost to replace ducted gas heating with three split-systems at $430 (the cost over and above the cost of a new gas system), while the savings for a home in Moorabbin – …
A million home batteries could build far fewer power lines. We just ...
Sep 12, 2024 — What’s more, electric vehicles are essentially large “batteries on wheels”. They can be plugged in at home to provide backup power in blackouts, or at times of peak demand.. Government incentives are also needed here to drive the further uptake of electric vehicles in the domestic, commercial and industry sector.
"Truly a world first:" Grass roots suburban electrification pilot wins ...
Oct 15, 2024 — A community-led effort to electrify 500 homes in the New South Wales north Illawarra region has won $5.4 million in federal government funding from the Australian Renewable Energy Agency, weeks ahead of its official launch in November. The Electrify 2515 Community Pilot was initiated in 2022 by a ...