Nectr is offering a “never before seen” feed-in tariff of 50c/kWh solar sent to the grid between 4pm and 9pm, but only as part of its new virtual power plant.
Retailer offers huge 50c/kWh feed-in tariff to customers who join its new VPP
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Here’s how ‘microgrids’ are empowering regional and remote communities across Australia
Sometimes owned by local communities, renewable energy microgrids are slowly replacing dirty diesel generators.
How ‘a suburban dad’ made his house carbon negative and even displaces other people’s fossil fuels
Motivated by wanting to show what householders can achieve, Brody Kenrick upgraded his house to generate clean energy for the grid, reduce emissions and make money for his family.
How batteries on wheels and bidirectional EV charging could kill VPPs
The energy market is relying on consumers signing up to virtual power plants. What if they’re wrong?
Sun taxes and surprise tariffs: Why alienate consumers right when we need them most?
Two recent energy market developments show we’re still a long way from where we need to be on consumer engagement and integration of home solar and battery storage.
Will consumers trust someone else to automate their EV and home batteries?
Grid access to valuable home and EV battery capacity depends on customers being willing to hand over control. To date, that’s not happening in Australia.
Smart meters haven’t delivered promised benefits to electricity users. We can do better
New research offers a solution to unleash the promised benefits of smart meters at least cost.
“Power to the people:” Traditional owners’ clean energy plea gains climate urgency
Indigenous people are presenting their case for inclusion in clean energy projects, like traditional owners from the flood-ravaged community of Wujal Wujal.
How my home battery has performed over the past four years – and lessons for a DER future
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.
Community batteries are popular, but do they actually help share power?
Sometimes – and in some parts of the grid – community batteries make sense. At other times, they may not be the best solution.
