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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. “Not a good look:” CEC trips up on day one in new role, promises to do better. Clean Energy Council gets off to less than ...
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 ...
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 ...
Virtual power plants will fail without an industry overhaul that puts ...
1 day 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. With solar panels on around 4 million homes and businesses Australia now generates around 25 gigawatts of electricity from ...
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 …
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 ...
Practical paths to home electrification – quality of service matters ...
2 days ago · Case 1: temperature distribution in uninsulated room with single glazing. Case 2: temperature distribution in insulated room with double glazing. Some ‘experts’ recommend turning air-con thermostats down to 19-20°C. But this actually makes the experience even worse by making the cold drafts feel even colder.
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.
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.
Gas ban still missing, but NSW Labor's message on electrification …
Sep 18, 2024 · Last year, when Victoria’s Labor government announced it would ban residential gas connections to new-build homes in the state from the start of 2024, its counterpart in New South Wales was quick to rule out following suit.