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Sam Parkinson

Newtown student housing cooperative 1st to use solar and battery storage

January 22, 2016 by Sam Parkinson Leave a Comment

Source: sanctuary magazine.org.au

A student housing complex in the Sydney suburb of Newtown has won a grant from the City of Sydney to install solar PV and battery storage, in what the council says is the first installation of its type in Australia.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Solar

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