One Step Off The Grid
Solar, storage and distributed energy news
UNSW’s Baran Yildiz on how Australia’s millions of rooftop solar systems and other consumer energy assets are being integrated into the grid. Plus, a Tesla Powerwall to go with your Bunnings sausage? And other news of the week.
More households expected to investigate solar batteries as a way to save on the cost of power rather than the cost to the environment, major bank says.
Since adding a home battery, I have been jousting with giants in the Great Game of Electricity Demand and Supply. Here is the score so far.
From heat pumps, to induction stoves, and 3-phase power, Brendan Lang provides answers to your household electrification questions.
The first family to install a Tesla Powerwall 3 home battery in Australia expects a quick payback. “We’re spending about $5000 a year on power and we’re expecting that to disappear.”
The Powerwall 3 has had its official launch in Australia, bringing fresh insights on its specs and special talents – and how it differs from the Powerwall 2 – and revealing the local price.
It might not be as pretty as the Powerwall 2, but a new video shows Tesla’s Powerwall 3 busy at work while sumbmerged in two feet of water.
The latest annual Australian Battery Market Report from SunWiz has turned up an interesting trend for 2023: shrinking average battery capacity of household systems.
The German start-up with a mission to convert 500,000 buildings a year to climate-neutral power, heating and mobility, has marked its official launch in Australia.
Interest-free loans on solar panels and batteries will be offered by one major bank in a bid to make renewable energy affordable to more households.
