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Network sizes up three country towns for “stand alone” microgrids to boost resilience

Three regional towns are being considered for battery backed stand-alone microgrids that would "island" the communities in the event of…

March 19, 2024

Australia’s first “notable” town is now at the bleeding edge of the solar and storage revolution

Maldon is famous for being largely unchanged since the 1850s. But on energy, the small goldrush-era town is hurtling into…

June 29, 2023

Victoria network owner relaxes rooftop PV export limits in top solar hotspots

While debate rages over how to solve the problem of rooftop solar congested grids, Powercor has completed a major works…

September 2, 2021

Powercor turns to community batteries to boost solar exports in PV hotspots

One of Australia's top rooftop solar postcodes will be the site of a new community battery, as Victorian networks plan…

August 23, 2021

Victorian networks plan for grid where 95 per cent of households have rooftop solar

Victoria’s major electricity distribution companies want to invest tens of millions of dollars to pave the way for a future…

February 4, 2020

Victoria networks ask if solar households should pay for grid upgrades. This was the response…

Powercor and CityPower ask: “Should investment in power quality be paid for by a) All customers or b) Customers with…

July 11, 2018