Synergy

Look, no fossil fuels: Remote town transformed by solar and wind microgrid

Switch turned on for one of Australia’s largest and most sophisticated microgrids, a 5MW mix of solar, wind and battery…

February 7, 2022

Australia-first community battery trial delivers bill savings and some key lessons

An Australian-first ARENA-backed community battery storage trial in WA has achieved its main objectives, but might be most valuable for…

August 19, 2021

New Tesla community battery trial will allow solar homes to bank their stored energy

Western Power and Synergy have kicked off a third community battery trial, this time offering up to 600 homes virtual…

February 10, 2021

Daytime power tariffs slashed to just eight cents a kWh to soak up rooftop solar

Synergy to offer a "Midday Saver" tariff of just 8c/kWh in a bid to help soak up the abundant rooftop…

December 16, 2020

Tesla community battery installed in Busselton – first for W.A. South West region

A fifth PowerBank battery installed by W.A. to help balance the state's grid, allow more customers to install solar, and…

June 19, 2020

W.A. installs first Tesla community battery in state’s Goldfields region

Western Power installs first of 10 grid-connected PowerBank "community batteries" in Kalgoorlie-Bolder to support uptake of more solar and help…

May 23, 2020

Tesla “community batteries” extended to more W.A. suburbs in shared storage trial

Synergy and Western Power extend "shared storage" trial to two more W.A. suburbs, after initial Tesla community battery install proves…

February 11, 2020

World-leading rooftop solar trading trial kicks off in Fremantle

WA energy minister launches "world-first" active, billed, peer-to-peer trading trial allowing 40 households to buy and sell rooftop solar energy…

December 6, 2018