New research warns gas brand is “strong and stubborn”, and that asking people to give it up – either for economic or environmental reasons – is the wrong way to push for electrification. A new report out of Victoria has found that Melbourne households with an average 6-Star efficiency rating and no rooftop solar could save more than $700 a year in one (should be) simple move. How one non-solar household has slashed its power bills by investing in a home battery, and is expecting a three year payback. Moora Moora was first established as an off-grid co-operative community in 1974 and has grown, since then, to host 30 off-grid homes, 70 people and, now, three fully electric cars. The Orange Community Renewable Energy Park has opened the door to investors from all around Australia, as construction gets underway. Australian solar manufacturer Tindo says shortage of panels and materials is leading to major solar supply crunch. Solar industry calls for clarity as inverters with integrated DC isolators face becoming non-compliant "overnight" due to changes to Australian certification requirements. Rooftop DC isolators are no longer mandatory for residential systems, paving the way for less complex – and potentially safer – installations. More than 1 gigawatt of new residential solar capacity has been installed via the Victorian Labor government's Solar Homes Program – but where are all the panels going? New home battery storage offering from Panasonic suggests it expects US households to install bigger and bigger solar systems and aim for more and more independence from the grid. New research warns gas brand is “strong and stubborn”, and that asking people to give it up – either for economic or environmental reasons – is the wrong way to push for electrification. Japan-based Sinanen unveils scalable solar carport solution which ranges from being able to shade hundreds of cars, down to a minimum of four. Melbourne-based Allume Energy announced as one of nine start-ups to join The Clean Fight New York – a climate-tech accelerator program to decarbonise and electrify the state's buildings. SunPower invites its SunVault energy storage customers in a number of states in the US to sign up to its first virtual power plant offering, ConnectedSolutions. A nickel, copper and cobalt mine in southern WA is looking to shift to 100% renewables with a hybrid stand alone power system backed by a 300kWh vanadium redox flow battery. Marble Bar in WA's Eastern Pilbara region will soon have the capacity to host another 100kW of rooftop solar after a battery was installed at the town famous for its record-breaking heatwaves.
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