A US residential solar company is seeking regulatory approval in California to act as a utility that owns and operates community microgrids.
Rooftop solar company seeks to act as a utility for community microgrids
Battery/Storage
Horizon Power secures land to take Goldfields town to 100 pct renewables
Menzies Shire Council sets aside land to support a renewable energy facility to power the remote mining town with a mix of solar PV battery storage.
Can’t afford a home battery? How a hot water service can be just as good
The addition of an electric hot water system to a rooftop solar array can be equivalent to adding a battery, shaving hundreds more off energy bills.
Trail-blazing community solar and battery project prepares to power up
One of Australia’s first community-funded solar and battery projects, the Latitude Solar Farm, is ready for energisation on the NSW Essential Energy grid.
Network trials solid-state hydrogen storage in 100 pct renewable stand-alone power system
Essential Energy is testing the potential for hydrogen storage technology to eliminate the need for any back-up fossil fuels in stand-alone power systems.
Nearly all solar households want to add a battery, but costs still a concern
New survey finds a massive 84% of solar homes without a battery are looking to add one to the mix in the near future, as high grid prices start to bite.
NSW coal town trials Tesla community battery to store “clean, reliable” solar
Ausgrid unveils third community battery in NSW trial, says it expects to see "hundreds ... potentially 1000s" more like it over coming years.
Works begin on solar and battery microgrid to power island national park
Construction has begun to install a solar and 215kWh battery energy storage-based microgrid on Tasmania's Maria Island.
“Cover the whole roof:” Home solar systems are getting much bigger, here’s why
Rooftop solar systems are getting bigger, shifting the average system size from 6.6kW to north of 8kW for Australian households. What's behind the trend?
How a dairy farm used solar and Aussie battery technology to take the power back
Solar and an Energy Renaissance battery system cuts Victorian dairy farm's grid electricity use by up to 95%, slashes its energy and fuel bills by $70,000 a year.
Redflow lands big new battery order for off-grid Kangaroo Island icon
After being destroyed by fire over Australia's devastating Black Summer, the Southern Ocean Lodge is being resurrected, complete with a hybrid renewable microgrid.
JinkoSolar launches “Suntank” home battery in Australia
China-based PV giant JinkoSolar announces Australian launch of its modular lithium iron phosphate energy storage system called Suntank.
Dramatic lift in solar battery sales as households seek energy “insurance”
A message to solar installers: if you're not including battery storage in your quotes to new customers, then you should be. At least that's what the data says.
Tesla reveals huge number of Powerwall home batteries installed in Australia
Tesla reveals total number of Powerwall home battery energy storage systems installed in Australia, to date – a six-fold increase on 2019 installs.
Seven ways to boost household energy resilience to climate-driven disasters
Extreme weather events put energy supplies at risk. Consumers can boost their resilience with everything from solar-powered torch to an EV.
Should you even bother connecting to the grid?
US start-up sells a "modern electric system," where "ridiculously outdated" networks are replaced by microgrids with solar, storage, backup and controls.
