One Step Off The Grid
Solar, storage and distributed energy news
A Californian city has approved plans to install solar-based microgrids at five critical facilities using Tesla batteries paid for by a state-backed energy resilience scheme.
Queensland solar roof tile manufacturer, Tractile, has unveiled ambitious plans to go head to head with Elon Musk’s Tesla Solar Roof in its home territory of the US.
Enova Community Energy chooses Tesla Megapack as first shared battery in its Beehive Project – a peer-to-peer solar trading platform in the NSW Hunter Region.
Western Power and Synergy have kicked off a third community battery trial, this time offering up to 600 homes virtual solar storage via nine new PowerBank installations.
Tesla has quietly unveiled its a new standalone solar inverter, based on the technology used in the Powerwall 2, completing its fully-integrated household energy system.
Tesla and Octopus Energy launch UK retail offer that promises to deliver a 75% electricity bill discount, as long as you have solar, a Powerwall 2, and preferably a Tesla EV.
Victorian charity that uses 3D printers to manufacture prosthetic hands for children, for free, is now being powered by solar and Tesla Powerwalls.
Another 3,000 Powerwall batteries installed as South Australia’s Tesla VPP expands to offer grid support services as well as savings for housing estate households.
Community sports centre in Hepburn given solar and battery makeover to slash power costs and bolster its role as a dedicated place of last resort in bushfires.
Australia’s second-largest poultry farm adds Tesla battery to further slash grid power use and claim nation’s biggest battery system on a commercial farm.
