Until recently, Australia’s incumbent utilities would have comforted themselves with the thought that going off-grid in a big city was too expensive to contemplate. The continuing fall in the cost of rooftop solar, and the plunging cost of battery storage, has turned that assumption on its head.
Energy goes local as utility people strike out on their own
Three years ago, Adrian Merrick predicted an imminent “inflection point” for big utilities. Now he is about to put that theory into practice with a new community energy proposition.
Solar and storage: LG Chem says it already cheaper than grid
LG Chem says that solar and battery storage is already beating grid power in most states.
Victoria solar feed-in tariff more than doubles to 11.3c/kWh
Victoria solar households to get big lift in payments for exports to the grid, but Greens say households still being sold short.
Car sharing plan launched for Tesla and other EVs
EV rental company launches sharing plan where owners of Tesla and other EVs can help pay off their investments or simply share the love of EV driving.
Queensland regulators want battery storage out of homes, garages
Queensland regulators suggest all battery storage devices be put inside separate enclosures, and not inside homes or garages. Installation costs could soar.
Is Malcolm Turnbull's solar + storage array enough to go off grid?
The Prime Minister has a lot of solar and a lot of storage at his Point Piper home, and would need a lot more to go off grid. Most households would need more storage.
Five things I've learned about solar and storage
Three months after installing rooftop solar and battery storage on the 30-yar-old home I bought early last year, there is absolutely no doubt it has made a huge difference to the nature of my bills, the source of my energy, and the way I use it.
Byron club eyes EV charging stations and storage after big solar install
Byron Bay Services Club considers EV charging station and battery storage after installing a large rooftop solar array.
Best rooftop solar month for two years as Victoria breaks 1GW solar mark
Australia records best month for more than two years for rooftop solar, with WA setting records and Victoria breaking through 1GW rooftop solar mark.
