Western Power

Groundbreaking trial shows how VPPs can pay for home batteries, slash costs on the grid

Two-year trial underscores "huge potential" for virtual power plants to solve some of the grid's thorniest problems, as long as…

June 21, 2024

WA’s first pumped hydro microgrid gets underway in Walpole

Construction of Western Australia’s first – but definitely not last – pumped hydro based microgrid is underway in the fringe-of-grid town…

April 21, 2022

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

Cyclone hit Kalbarri gets ready to welcome wind, solar and battery microgrid

Western Power names the dates for official launch of much-delayed wind, solar and battery microgrid that will help power WA…

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

Tesla community battery installed on customer side in “unique” W.A. trial

Western Power installs W.A.'s 13th community battery, but in this case on the customer connection side as part of a…

July 13, 2020

Stand-alone solar and battery system to power W.A. environmental NGO

Western Power installs stand-alone power system at fringe-of-grid property in southern W.A. to provide safe, reliable power for community group…

July 10, 2020

Sixth Tesla community battery installed in Western Australia PowerBank trial

Western Australia trial that will offer virtual home energy storage installs 464kWh Tesla battery system in Top 20 Perth solar…

June 29, 2020

Consumers want it, networks need it: Verdict in on world-first blockchain solar trading trial

Report on W.A. trial using Power Ledger blockchain technology finds peer-to-peer solar energy trading technically feasible, good for grid and…

June 19, 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