{"id":11752,"date":"2017-05-27T10:13:32","date_gmt":"2017-05-26T23:43:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=11752"},"modified":"2017-11-16T14:35:09","modified_gmt":"2017-11-16T04:05:09","slug":"restrictions-on-rooftop-solar-in-qld-eased-powerwall-2-larger-inverters-allowed-with-export-limiting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/restrictions-on-rooftop-solar-in-qld-eased-powerwall-2-larger-inverters-allowed-with-export-limiting\/","title":{"rendered":"Restrictions On Rooftop Solar In QLD Eased — Powerwall 2 & Larger Inverters Allowed With Export Limiting"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Good news for Queenslanders who want to install a battery or a bigger solar inverter.<\/p><\/div>\n

There is good news for Queenslanders looking to install rooftop solar and anyone thinking of of installing AC coupled<\/a> battery systems such as the Powerwall 2.<\/p>\n

Energex and Ergon, the two Distributed Network Service Providers (DNSPs<\/a>) in Queensland1<\/a><\/sup>, have released an installer alert<\/a> stating the state’s Connection Standard for Micro-Embedded Generation Units<\/em> has been revised and approved2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n

This is an important and positive change for people who are have single phase<\/a> power and are on the main grid, which is most Queenslanders.\u00a0 In the past, in order to receive automatic approval for rooftop solar, they had to install an inverter<\/a> with a capacity of 5 kilowatts<\/a> or less, but now automatic approval will also apply for inverters from over 5 kilowatts and up to 10 kilowatts, provided it is export limited so it never provides more than 5 kilowatts of power to the grid3<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

This gives people with single phase power installing new rooftop solar systems in Queensland the option of installing larger systems than they did before.\u00a0 Instead of being limited to a 5 kilowatt inverter and a maximum of 6.66 kilowatts of solar panels they could now install up to a 10 kilowatt inverter (export limited) and 13.33 kilowatts of panels, provided the local council allows it and it’s possible to fit that much on the roof.<\/p>\n

It also means households that have rooftop solar can install AC coupled batteries.\u00a0 For example, a home with single phase power and a 5 kilowatt solar inverter could install an AC coupled battery system with a 5 kilowatt battery inverter, such as the Powerwall 2.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, people currently receiving the old 44 cent solar feed-in tariff will lose it if they do anything to increase their total inverter capacity, including adding an AC coupled battery inverter.<\/p>\n

Because DNSPs such as Energex and Ergon are permitted to make exceptions, this means Queenslanders are not bound by Section 2.3: Paragraph 2 of the revised, and eye-wateringly expensive, Australian Standard for Grid Connection of Energy Systems by Inverters<\/em>4<\/a><\/sup>, which only allowed for a total of 5 kilowatts of inverters per phase<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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The AS4777.1 clause and the Batman Credit Card I used so I could afford\u00a0the ridiculous $204 for the Australian Standard pdf.<\/p><\/div>\n

Energex Covers The SE Corner Of QLD & Ergon Covers The Rest<\/h2>\n

Energex only covers a small part of the state in the south-east, but it is where the majority of Queenslanders live, as they cluster together for mutual protection from drop bear attacks.\u00a0 Ergon covers the portion of the population that is forced to take a philosophical approach to the question of whether or not God can make a spider large enough to scare the bejesus out of himself.<\/p>\n

This map that I stole from Energex shows the areas they cover:<\/p>\n

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Energex is the darkly shaded part inside the circle. Everything else is Ergon.<\/p><\/div>\n

Main Grid, SWER, And Isolated Networks<\/h2>\n

If you are in or near a city or major town, then you are probably on the main grid.<\/p>\n

If you are in a rural area with a low population density then chances are you are on Single Wire Earth Return (SWER<\/a>) transmission, which is a low cost method of transmitting modest amounts of electricity long distances.\u00a0 You will suffer stricter requirements and only receive automatic approval if your total inverter capacity is 2 kilowatts or less or if it is export limited to 2 kilowatts.<\/p>\n

If you live in the middle of nowhere then you are most likely off-grid, but you may be part of a small isolated network where you can’t do anything without first getting permission via a “manual assessment” as opposed to an “automated assessment”.<\/p>\n

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Export Limitation<\/h2>\n

Normally electricity produced by rooftop solar that isn’t used by the building it is bolted onto gets sent into the grid for other people to use, which reduces the amount of fossil fuel burned to produce electricity.<\/p>\n

But those in charge of the grid don’t necessarily like electricity being sent into the grid, which sounds kind of ridiculous.\u00a0 To be more specific, they don’t necessarily like electricity being sent into the grid from rooftop solar, as it can result in them having to update some of their equipment.\u00a0 Now I can see how that could be annoying, but I don’t really see how it ranks up there with “melting the icecaps” on the scale of inconveniences.<\/p>\n

But since the distributors don’t like it, they can require solar systems be export limited.\u00a0 This already happens in rural areas and in Queensland there are a considerable number of businesses, churches<\/a>, and other buildings that are restricted to zero export, which results in clean, green solar electricity going to waste.<\/p>\n

One fairly obvious drawback of export limitation is that no feed-in tariff is received for electricity that is wasted.<\/p>\n

DC Coupled Batteries Vs AC Coupled Batteries<\/h2>\n

There are two main ways to connect, or couple, batteries to a house.\u00a0 They are DC coupling<\/a> and AC coupling<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With DC coupling the solar panels and batteries share the same inverter, so this method allows batteries to be added without increasing the total inverter capacity.\u00a0 But this requires a special mulitmode inverter<\/a>, also known as a hybrid inverter<\/a>, which costs considerably more to buy and install than a standard solar inverter.<\/p>\n

To get around the need to throw out the old inverter and install an expensive new mulitmode one, batteries can be added to a home with an existing solar system by AC coupling them.\u00a0 This involves them having their own battery inverter.<\/p>\n

If Queensland had stuck to the revised Australian Standards with their limit of 5 kilowatts of total inverter capacity it would have been impossible for a home with single phase power to install a Powerwall 2 as it has a 5 kilowatt battery inverter.<\/p>\n

Well, they could have installed it by tearing out any existing solar inverter, but that kind of defeats the purpose.<\/p>\n

Electric Cars<\/h2>\n

If an electric car only ever takes power and never supplies any back to the grid, then they are considered to be just a very large appliance with wheels and the rules for inverter capacity don’t apply to them.\u00a0 But if they do supply electricity back to the grid then the inverter limits do apply.\u00a0 So\u00a0Energex and Ergon are discouraging something that could become a very useful grid management tool in the future.<\/p>\n

I look forward to the day when they start looking ahead to at least the late 20th century.<\/p>\n

Being “Manually Assessed” Is An Option<\/h2>\n

If you wish to install a system that doesn’t meet with automatic approval you can choose to be “manually assessed”.\u00a0 This process involves Energex or Ergon using actual human beings to decide if they will let you do what you want.\u00a0 I’m sure the process of being manually assessed is exactly as much fun as it sounds and if you decide to follow this route, good luck.\u00a0 I’m sure you’ll need it.<\/p>\n

But be warned, it seems very clear the only way single phase homes will be allowed to export more than 5 kilowatts is if they upgrade to 3 phase power and that is not something that is cheap to do.<\/p>\n

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