Victorian Community Grid Project that promises to save United Energy $30m in avoided network costs adds key new solar and storage system to collection.
Victoria "Community Grid" grows, in bid to cut network costs by $30m
Battery/Storage
Image of the Day: Have Tesla Powerpack – "who needs Ergon?"
North Queensland business going off-grid with rooftop PV and a Tesla Powerpack battery system proudly proclaims: Who needs the network?
Vicinity plans biggest solar array and biggest battery at shopping centres
Vicinity to roll-out of more than 11MW of commercial solar in a $28m project that will include largest rooftop array and a major battery storage installation.
Daly River community goes "solar only" by day
Remote NT indigenous community now officially running on solar only during the day, after installation of 1MW PV and 2MWh lithium-ion battery system.
Off-grid, in business: Is this a "new norm" for Australian SMEs?
Queensland business - with 100 employees - has taken its operations off-grid, and may be the first to do so using Tesla Powerpack batteries in Australia. Does it make sense? And how many other businesses will follow?
The Victoria mansion leading the exodus off the grid
Ever get the idea that the decision to quit the grid – or not connect – was reserved for low energy users, austere consumers or those with no possibility of connection? Think again.
Angry and frustrated, more customers are quitting the grid
Industry reports suggest more and more Australian households are choosing to quit the grid, and they're doing so for a mixed bag of reasons.
Low income homes to be offered "no-cost" solar and batteries
A new solar and storage scheme aims to tackle the problem of “power poverty” in Australia head on, by offering low income households around Australia the option to install both solar and battery storage for no upfront cost.
Australian poultry farmer taps homegrown silicon energy storage
SA energy storage outfit 1414 Degrees to provide NSW poultry processing plant with electricity and heat via a 25MWh thermal energy storage system.
Sonnen lands biggest battery order in Australia with housing developer
Sonnen selected to provide 270 residential batteries for Melbourne property development, to cut household power bills by 60% and possibly help power a community water recycling plant.
Commercial battery boom headed for Australia, despite “outdated policy”
Survey finds 62% of businesses plan to invest in battery storage in next 18 months. But can governments and regulators keep up?
Home battery storage has trebled – but should you be installing it?
Battery storage uptake by Australian households is starting to take off. But is it a financial no-brainer? New analysis from SunWiz says ... it's complicated. If you care about return on investment, there's some things you should know.
5 impacts of living with solar + storage in an apartment
It’s been over a year since we “flicked the switch” at Stucco. Has it lived up to our dreams of slashed power bills, carbon neutrality, and high levels of energy independence?
How I became the first SonnenFlat customer and got my electricity bills down to $0
Receiving your electricity bill can be frightening, but there is a way out. I know – I’ve already found it.
SA Water set to add another 5MW solar, including floating PV array
SA Water awards tender to install 5MW solar across various facilities, and to develop a floating solar PV array, on path to zero net energy.
BYD goes big on small and flexible, in new battery storage push
Chinese battery maker BYD unveils updated range of modular “solar batteries” for Australian market, as it turns up the heat on Tesla and other rivals.
