Two-year trial underscores “huge potential” for virtual power plants to solve some of the grid’s thorniest problems, as long as they can reward customers, too.
Groundbreaking trial shows how VPPs can pay for home batteries, slash costs on the grid
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Rooftop solar and household batteries to take centre stage in rapid energy transition
AEMO’s 2022 Integrated System Plan underlines key role distributed solar and storage will play in Australia’s energy transition.
AEMO looks to smarter ways of managing abundant rooftop solar
South Australia should place a sunset date on the rooftop solar cut-off mechanism, particularly once the SA-NSW inter-connector is operational.
One-in-two homes could have solar and battery storage by 2050, modelling suggests
New projections suggest one-in-two Australian households could have solar and storage by 2050, if Australia becomes a “clean energy superpower.”
Where WA is installing all that rooftop solar – and where home batteries are following suit
New AEMO map details where Western Australia’s “amazing” distributed PV resource is being amassed, and where behind-the-meter battery storage is gaining momentum.
Date set for new solar inverter standards, with tighter controls to follow
Australian Energy Market Commission names date new technical standards for inverters will come into play, signals more changes to come.
AEMO set to go live with Australia’s first distributed energy database
Australian Energy Market Operator launching nation’s first detailed database of rooftop solar, battery storage, electric vehicles and other consumer-owned resources.
Rooftop solar to generate more than coal by 2040, saving billions
AEMO’s Integrated System Plan says continued high uptake of rooftop solar and other demand-side resources could see distributed PV supply the national grid with more power than coal by 2040, and cut grid infrastructure costs by nearly $4bn.
WA trial to use blockchain technology to deliver smart energy – and water
Blockchain technology by Perth-based Power Ledger to be used to coordinate solar, battery storage and water services in urban-scale trial.
Let's follow Malcolm Turnbull's rooftop solar and storage lead, and keep the lights on
Prime minister Malcolm Turnbull is mighty proud of the upgraded rooftop solar array and battery storage system that he had installed in his Point Piper harbourside mansion in Sydney earlier this year. And rightly so – it’s part of a vital new network resource that will help keep Australia’s lights on.
