A Private Members Bill introduced in February aiming to make home batteries cheaper may have lapsed, but its spirit lives on in recent recommendations from the Smart Energy Council. [Read more…]
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SolarEdge + Home Assistant Hack Puts Battery Owner In Control
This is the story of Mathias Boer-Mah, a self-confessed tinkerer, energy nerd and SolarEdge Home Battery owner. Mathias wanted more control of his battery than SolarEdge could provide, so he hooked up his SolarEdge inverter to a free open-source software application for home automation. [Read more…]
Victorian Labor Promises Neighbourhood Battery Blitz
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews yesterday pledged to spend a bunch of bucks on neighbourhood batteries if Labor is returned to power. He also revealed his own rooftop solar status. [Read more…]
Cash For QLD Community Groups To Install Solar And Batteries
Another round of grants is available for eligible community groups in Queensland to slash their emissions and energy bills with solar power and battery systems. [Read more…]
VIC Community Groups To Slash Bills With Solar And Batteries
A bunch of community groups and councils across Victoria have scored funding from the Andrews Government to support installation of solar panels and batteries. [Read more…]
Solar + Battery Storage For Taree Tip
New South Wales’ Taree Waste Centre is getting a bunch of solar panels and a battery system, with support from a State Government agency. [Read more…]
WA’s Biggest Battery: KBESS Construction Update
The first energy storage units were installed at Synergy’s big battery site in the Perth suburb of Kwinana on Friday. [Read more…]
AusNet Planning Huge Battery In Melbourne
There’s not much in the way of publicly available information at this stage, but Distributed Network Service Provider (DNSP) AusNet appears to be planning for a mighty big battery in Melbourne’s northern suburbs. [Read more…]
Electrify 2515: Australia’s First Fully Electric Community?
Rewiring Australia is hoping to subsidise and support around 500 households in New South Wales’ 2515 postcode area to go fully electric. [Read more…]
Big Battery Plan Pushback From Corangamite Shire Council
Just as one renewables-related saga in Victoria’s Corangamite Shire ends, another may be beginning – this time in relation to a proposed big battery. [Read more…]
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