SA Power Networks installs the last of 100 battery storage systems in northern Adelaide VPP trial – the largest actually commissioned, for now, in Australia.
World's largest virtual power plant trial a big hit with SA consumers
AGL Energy says SA virtual power plant well ahead of schedule after 150 first round battery systems snapped up by consumers.
What's happening to residential electricity prices – and why
AEMC report says most Australian households can expect to pay between 4-10% more for their 2017-18 electricity bills, thanks largely to the cost of the RET and the exit of Victoria’s Hazelwood brown coal plant. But is it really as black and white – or even green – as all that?
NSW charity group to save thousands with donated solar system
Not for profit charity Ronald McDonald House to save thousands of dollars a year on power costs, via 8.3kW rooftop solar system donated to its Orange, NSW branch.
Re-use or recycle? The billion-dollar EV battery question
By 2035, batteries from retired EVs are expected to be worth tens of billions of dollars – and a big part of microgrids of the future. So how should we best use them?
Charles Sturt University to add 1.7MW rooftop solar system
CSU signs contract to install 1.77MW solar across 11 buildings at its Wagga Wagga campus, to meet just under 20% of its electricity consumption.
Peer-to-peer solar trading kicks off at WA housing development
Australia’s first residential solar electricity sharing market is underway, with the launch of Power Ledger’s world leading P2P trading platform at the White Gum Valley housing project in WA.
Tesla unveils solar island, in first bite at global microgrid market
Tesla and SolarCity have unveiled their first microgrid project – 1.4MW solar PV plus 6MWh of Tesla battery storage on the American Samoa island of Ta’u.
Australian battery price war heats up for solar bonus market
LG Chem partners with SMA inverters as competition in the Australian battery storage market intensifies with more than 200,000 solar households about to lose their premium feed in tariffs and look to storage options.
CSIRO "internet of things" pilot aims to cut community housing power bills by 80%
Solar + battery storage optimisation platform by CSIRO-backed start-up Evergen to be installed in 10 NSW low-income households in first of a kind pilot program.