WA regional utility rolls out internet connected smart controls that “can remove limits on the amount of solar that can be installed in towns.”
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Gas-free town chosen for launch of rooftop solar sharing retail offer
WA town that was shifted off the gas network and taken all-electric is ground zero for a new retail energy offer targeting households “locked out” of rooftop solar.
How a small community on a massive cattle ranch has switched to 100 pct solar power
William Creek, a tiny populated speck within the vast Anna Creek Station, is now powered entirely by solar and battery storage. Here’s how it was done.
NSW network trials Solar Qube to replace poles and wires in Hunter Valley
Boundary Power deploys its first bespoke solar and battery system on Australia’s east coast, as a safer, more reliable power option for a remote customer.
Network trials hydrogen electrolyser to dump diesel and power lines
Essential Energy hopes to eliminate the use of diesel back-up by adding renewable hydrogen to a solar and battery microgrid in a NSW National Park.
Do neighbourhood batteries stack up? Five reasons for caution on shared grid storage
With big policy dollars pledged to neighbourhood batteries, we look at some of the problems facing community energy storage and how to get around them.
Customers have the power in the shift to solar and batteries, they just don’t know it yet
The energy transition means solar and batteries taking an active role in the energy market. The key will be to bring consumers along for the ride.
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.
“Milestone” as first home quits gas in town’s shift to electrification
Horizon Power’s plan to shift an entire town off the reticulated gas network made its start this week, with the first household transitioned to all-electric.
NT prepares to launch first virtual power plant on Alice Springs grid
The Northern Territory gears up to deliver its first ever solar and battery virtual power plant, after signing up SwitchDin to help deliver the ground-breaking trial.