Western Power

Western Power to add another 100 stand-alone solar and battery systems

Western Power to install another 100 solar and battery-based stand alone power systems in the state's Mid-West, Goldfields, eastern Wheatbelt…

February 25, 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

Western Australia’s first big battery delivered to Kalbarri microgrid

A 5MW/2MWh battery dispatched to Western Power's Kalbarri microgrid, to help deliver cheap reliable renewable power to the W.A. resort…

December 17, 2019

Three cheers for stand-alone power systems in regional W.A.

After three years and 200-plus hours of power outages saved across six properties, stand-alone power systems are the front-runner technology…

November 15, 2019

Western Power to install 57 stand-alone solar and battery systems at W.A. farms

Plans to fit 57 regional W.A. properties with stand alone solar and battery storage underway, after three companies signed up…

February 21, 2019

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

WA trials Tesla battery on suburban grid in top solar postcode, Mandurah

WA government sets ball rolling on a “shared storage” trial that will install a 105kW/420kWh Tesla battery on the grid…

October 18, 2018

Off-grid solar + battery systems prove 15x more reliable than network

Western Power pilot shows stand-alone solar + battery + diesel systems 15 times more reliable than grid, and could save…

September 20, 2017

Stand-alone solar and battery storage trial kicks off in rural WA

WA utility Western Power has installed six stand-alone solar and battery storage power around the state as part of $4m…

July 13, 2016

Western Power to take small communities off-grid with solar plus storage

WA grid operator Western Power wants to take up to 10 small communities off-grid, to save costs on grid upgrades…

September 30, 2015