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Solar, storage and EV charging in one: Australian battery maker announces “microgrid in a box”
Sophie Vorrath2 Jun 20250 comments

Australian battery maker forms "technical alliance" to deliver an all-in-one solution to streamline residential energy management with electric mobility.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Electrification, Podcasts, Solar
SwitchedOn Podcast: Breaking even on solar, storage and two Teslas in under nine years
Anne Delaney4 Nov 20240 comments

Rosemary Grundy is on a mission to demonstrate that going renewable and electric is not only good for the climate, but makes financial sense.

Electric Vehicles, Electrification, News, Software/Gadgets
Adapt or disappear: Energy retailers must cater to consumers if they want to survive
Anne Delaney30 Oct 20240 comments

A leading UK tech company provides a platform that gives consumers incentives to help balance their use of green electricity when it's abundant and when it's not.

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Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Electrification, Energy Efficiency
Residential renewables can pay for themselves before they reach their end of life
Rosemary Grundy20 Sep 20240 comments

Last year I shared an article about how to calculate the break-even point on my family home’s renewable energy system. New data means an update on the ROI.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Electrification, Energy Efficiency, Podcasts
SwitchedOn podcast: 50,000 electric homes with batteries could replace a gas peaker plant
Anne Delaney12 Aug 20240 comments

Deputy Chair of Zero Emissions Noosa, Mark Purcell, is on a mission to get 50,000 households to electrify and install batteries.

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Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Electrification, Energy Efficiency
“One household at a time:” 50,000 homes with batteries could displace a gas peaker plant
Anne Delaney12 Aug 20240 comments

Mark Purcell went electric after watching his car get trashed by giant hailstones. Now he is on a mission to electrify enough houses to get rid of a fossil gas peaking plant.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Electrification, News
How batteries on wheels and bidirectional EV charging could kill VPPs
Anne Delaney17 Jun 20240 comments

The energy market is relying on consumers signing up to virtual power plants. What if they're wrong?

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Electrification, Podcasts
SwitchedOn Podcast: How electricity can be free
Anne Delaney17 Jun 20240 comments

Jetcharge cofounder Tim Washington on how bidirectional electric vehicle charging will change the energy game for consumers – and maybe even make electricity free.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Electrification, News
Australia needs more batteries, EVs and electricians
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson22 Feb 20240 comments

Australia needs to recruit more female electricians, deploy more home solar batteries and connect electric cars to the grid, a Senate inquiry has heard.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Electrification, News, Solar
Home solar, batteries, EVs could unlock savings of $19 billion by 2040
Marion Rae16 Feb 20240 comments

A meta-analysis of nine studies finds flexibility will be vital to unlock the most value from consumer energy resources and could slash the cost of transitioning to renewables. 

Electric Vehicles, Electrification, Energy Efficiency, Featured, Software/Gadgets, Solar, Tariffs
Origin gets Kraken on household electrification, after disappointing on big solar and wind
Sophie Vorrath20 Dec 20230 comments

Origin invests another $530 million in Octopus, in a sign that Australia's biggest utility might be honing on home energy electrification and efficiency.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Featured, Policy, Software/Gadgets, Solar
VPPs could save billions, tame the solar duck – and nix the big solar button
Sophie Vorrath18 Oct 20230 comments

A three-year project led by AEMO has underscored the huge benefits promised by the coordinated participation of consumer energy resources in the market.

Electric Vehicles, Electrification, Energy Efficiency, Featured, Solar
Electrifying the farm: A regional family’s journey off fossil fuels
Sally Hunter11 Oct 20230 comments

How a family applied DIY logic to electrifying their home and farm in north west NSW, and made the switch to EVs, solar, batteries and electric appliances.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Electrification, Energy Efficiency, News, Software/Gadgets, Solar
New home energy management “ecosystem” lands, backed by solar heavyweight
Sophie Vorrath28 Sep 20230 comments

Home energy management "ecosystem" lands in Australia, to optimise solar and battery savings through monitoring and AI, including scheduled EV charging.

Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Featured, Software/Gadgets, Solar, Tariffs
How my home battery has performed over the past four years – and lessons for a DER future
Andrew Wilson23 Aug 20230 comments

A data-driven, objective look at how 6.3kW of solar and a Tesla Powerwall have performed technically and financially over four years – with an EV added to the mix.

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Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Electrification, Energy Efficiency, Other Renewables, Software/Gadgets, Solar
Community farm adds wind turbine, battery to slash energy costs by $20,000 a year
Sophie Vorrath & Joshua S. Hill8 Aug 20230 comments

A working community and children's farm will further slash emissions and energy costs with a 5kW wind turbine and battery energy storage system.

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