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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: Australia celebrates “momentous” milestone as 4 …
1 day ago — Solar cake! Image source: Leigh Heaney, Smart Energy Council “The four millionth solar installation is an incredible milestone for Australia and another sign of how the Albanese Government’s Reliable Renewables Plan to bring on more of the cheapest and cleanest form of energy is working for Australian households.”
Rooftop solar almost always pays off – but what happens when …
1 day 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.
Sun tax: When it will hit, what it will cost and why solar export ...
May 16, 2024 — Market rules paving the way for two-way electricity tariffs were signed off by the Australian Energy Market Commission in 2021, and a handful of network companies – mostly in NSW – have been testing out their options since then.. By the end of 2022, four Australia electricity networks – Ausgrid, Essential Energy and Endeavour Energy in NSW, and Evoenergy in the ACT – had flagged their ...
How Australia got to 30GW of solar: Households led the way
Jul 19, 2023 — Source: APVI PV in Australia Report 2023. Of the 4.2GW total of new PV capacity that was added to the national tally in 2022, 1.47GW was installed on commercial and industrial rooftops, 1.35GW on residential roofs and 1.4GW in utility-scale projects.
SwitchedOn Podcast: Why virtual power plants will fail unless the ...
4 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 ...
Untapped rooftop solar: Australian homes could save $9.3 billion a …
Apr 14, 2024 — Australian households could save $9.3 billion on energy bills each year by investing in the 46 GW of untapped solar potential of residential rooftops across the nation, new report finds.
Solar and battery microgrids slash diesel and dollars in six remote ...
1 day 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 ...
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 – …
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.