Getting your strata committee to agree to solar panels is tricky, but it can be done.
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WA national park taken off-grid by local network
Horizon Power’s stand-alone power project taking Fitzgerald River National Park off-grid with solar, battery storage and back-up diesel.
A natural home, in the heart of the city
Author Christopher Brown talks about climate change, wildlife and how he built an underground home in Austin, Texas.
Indonesia’s pioneering community-owned off-grid PV: A model for the future?
A 1.2 MW hybrid plant is currently under development in a remote area of Indonesia aiming to provide 24-hours access to electricity for about 400 households in three villages.
AusNet trial successfully takes part of Melbourne suburb off-grid
Eight homes successfully separated from main electricity grid and operated as stand-alone solar and battery storage powered mini-grid, in Melbourne trial.
Why electric vehicles are the new air conditioners
EVs are quickly becoming one of the largest flexible loads on the grid in some areas, with growth that parallels the increase in numbers of air conditioners years ago.
Get data before spending up on home energy infrastructure
I’m not sure batteries are a club that I or any other home energy consumer should be rushing to join… At least not until some of the fog clears.
Why every Australian town should have its own wind or solar farm
Imagining an Australia where every town is running off its own renewable energy projects is slowly becoming a reality, and the Victorian Government is on the case.
Off grid vs network-connected: A Queensland community divided
A Daintree Rainforest community’s decades long campaign to get network supplied power has caught the attention of the federal energy minister and ARENA. But not all of the community’s residents are on board with the idea, and say off-grid living is the way to go.
Going virtual – not off grid – the solution to 21st Century power
Consumers want to take back control of their power supply, but is going off grid really the best use of solar and storage?
