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Andrew Mears

Australia’s distributed solar faces blunt options without the right data

June 1, 2020 by Andrew Mears Leave a Comment

To date, there hasn’t been a framework in place to take advantage of solar and/or storage that is ready to play a more sophisticated part in the grid’s operation.

Filed Under: Software/Gadgets, Battery/Storage, Solar

Victoria solar rebate: Let’s make those 650,000 systems VPP-ready

August 29, 2018 by Andrew Mears 2 Comments

By encouraging households to install a VPP-ready, ‘smart’ solar system, the Victorian government can plant the seeds for the distributed, renewables-based grid of the future.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Policy, Solar

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