One Step Off The Grid
Solar, storage and distributed energy news
Australians love the idea of battery storage, in much the same spirit with which they embraced rooftop solar – as a means to cut electricity bills, gain control over their own power, help save the environment, and/or stick it to the man. But a new report has shown that they don’t quite get it… yet.
Standards Australia says industry roundtable has broadly agreed to “review” proposed rule banning li-ion batteries from being installed inside homes and garages. But rifts emerge in industry.
Five things we learned this past week about the state of Australia’s home battery storage market, the rules that govern it, the “Tesla effect”, how companies are competing, and which governments are on the ball.
New data shows home battery storage installations set to treble in 2017, even without a price fall. Once the technology gets cheaper, says SunWiz, batteries will be as ‘common as the backyard pool.’
Solar hot water company Apricus inks distribution deal for US “ice battery” + air-con technology that could cool Australian homes, and cut power bills.
Going partially off-grid is a smart alternative for homes who want to become completely energy self sufficient. So how’s it done?
Newly released survey data suggests we may have dramatically underestimated the take up of battery storage in Australia.
For the first time with Energy Storage Systems homeowners can not only store energy generated during the day through their PV system but can also utilise it for household needs in the evenings or peak times.
Enphase Energy’s 1.2kWh residential battery storage system has officially gone on sale in Australia, ahead of the first shipment, expected in August.
Second guide to battery storage installation – this time published by the Australian Energy Storage Council – offers “just in time” expert advice for Australian industry and consumers.
