One Step Off The Grid
Solar, storage and distributed energy news
New residential development to include rooftop solar, batteries and virtual power plant participation as standard, as two companies team up to deliver sustainable housing.
Nectr is offering a “never before seen” feed-in tariff of 50c/kWh solar sent to the grid between 4pm and 9pm, but only as part of its new virtual power plant.
Two-year trial underscores “huge potential” for virtual power plants to solve some of the grid’s thorniest problems, as long as they can reward customers, too.
Australians are increasingly keen on batteries, but the reasons why signal an ever-widening gap between consumers and industry.
The solar schools, which will be part of a statewide VPP pilot, are expected to see a reduction in electricity costs of almost $100,000.
Swell Energy has raised $US120 million to roll out 600MWh of rooftop solar based virtual power plants, including 26,000 home battery storage systems.
Northern Territory launches virtual power plant (VPP) trial in Alice Springs involving 50 participants with solar and battery storage systems.
California could challenge South Australia’s claim to the world’s biggest Tesla Powerwall based virtual power plant, with the launch of a VPP pilot in the state.
The new subsidy, offered as part of a financing deal through Plenti, aims to drive battery uptake and participation in AGL’s virtual power plant.
Sixty public schools in New South Wales will host Australia’s largest school-based trial of solar, battery storage, and VPP technology.
