One Step Off The Grid
Solar, storage and distributed energy news
Interest in battery storage is even stronger than the energy industry expected, helped along by the marketing power of Tesla, and interest from popular programs such as Catalyst. And consumers don’t seem to care about details such as returns on investment.
AGL launches two new residential battery offerings from Sunverge aimed at households who are large energy consumers and have between 4-5kW of rooftop solar.
There is a lot of talk about the ability of battery storage to take households and businesses off the grid. But how do the numbers for battery storage stack up for the majority that will remain connected to the grid?
Ecoult, Australian maker of lead acid “ultra” battery, to take on lithium-ion rivals with commercial and residential battery storage products.
Another US battery storage developer chooses Australia to launch battery storage products. Enphase says its 1.25kWh modular unit will beat grid prices from the outset. It has also signed a battery storage trial agreement with the South Australian grid operator.
Another WA housing estate to trial solar, storage using unique shared strata model to benefit investors and tenants, cutting grid energy consumption by 60%.
