{"id":29305,"date":"2019-04-03T07:14:08","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T20:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=29305"},"modified":"2025-05-08T13:38:40","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T04:08:40","slug":"victoria-smart-inverters-mb1000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/victoria-smart-inverters-mb1000\/","title":{"rendered":"“Smart Inverters” To Be Mandatory Under Victoria’s Solar Homes Package"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Solar<\/p>\n

Victoria’s government has announced changes to the state’s Solar Homes Package that will make smart inverters mandatory for solar power systems installed from the beginning of July under the program. So, what is a smart inverter?<\/p>\n

The Solar Homes Package<\/a>, which is administered by Solar Victoria, provides a rebate up to a value of $2,225 or 50% of the price of a solar power system<\/a> (whichever is the lower). This is in addition to Australia’s major solar subsidy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The Victorian government says the smart inverter requirement will ensure the state’s grid is able handle the 1 million+ households it expects will be installing solar panels over the next 10 years.<\/p>\n

\u201cVictorians have been enthusiastic about adopting renewable energy technology, to take charge of their power bills and help protect the environment,” said<\/a> Minister for Solar Homes Lily D\u2019Ambrosio. \u201cEnsuring all new systems are equipped with smart inverters will mean we have a more responsive grid that can handle the rapid uptake of renewable energy.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What Is A “Smart Inverter”?<\/h2>\n

The term “smart inverter” is a buzzword and it wasn’t clear from the release exactly what sort of device Minister D’Ambrosio was referring to. The Notice to Market shed light on what features will make these inverters “smart”.<\/p>\n

Enhanced Anti-Islanding<\/h2>\n

An inverter will need enhanced capabilities relating to the prevention of islanding in the event of a blackout. Known as “anti-islanding”, this detects the loss of grid power in a fraction of a second and automatically switches off the solar inverter, protecting grid equipment and those working on a fault.<\/p>\n

While anti-islanding is already mandatory across the country for grid-connected systems, under the changes an inverter will need to comply with international standard IEC 621161<\/a><\/sup>, which provides tougher testing procedures and above minimum mandatory safety standards.<\/p>\n

Volt-Watt And Volt-Var Features<\/h2>\n

The other change is Vol-Watt and Volt-Var response modes must be available on an inverter. These features, Solar Victoria says, “facilitate greater penetration of distributed energy sources (DER) by automatically improving power quality”.<\/p>\n

Australian Standard AS\/NZS 4777.2:20152<\/a><\/sup> already mentions Vol-Watt and Volt-Var response modes, but states these “should” be present, rather than “must”.<\/p>\n

The Notice to Market notes that as at mid-February, more than 95% of inverter installations occurring under the Solar Homes Package complied with IEC 62116, Volt-Watt and Volt-Var.<\/p>\n

SolarQuotes founder Finn Peacock had this to say about the mandatory Volt-Var\/Volt-Watt response modes:<\/p>\n

“Disqualifying the 5% of inverters being installed without Volt-Var or Volt-Watt response modes is a good idea, and will make a small difference to grid quality. But to actively manage grid voltage using residential solar inverters we need to co-ordinate the solar inverters to work together in an orchestrated Virtual Power Plant (VPP).<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

When people think about VPPs today they assume it only works with networks of batteries, but the University of Technology Sydney are currently trialling ‘solar only’ VPPs that use ‘volt\/var’ on steroids to actively manage voltage on the grid. Unfortunately, VPP- style control will need extra hardware and inverter capabilities that are above and beyond what Solar Victoria are mandating.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Solar Victoria’s Notice to Market regarding the smart inverter requirements and other changes to the Solar Homes Package program can be viewed here<\/a> (PDF).<\/p>\n

Another recently announced change to the program was the upcoming requirement that all companies installing residential rooftop solar power systems in Victoria under the Solar Homes Package must be Clean Energy Council Approved Solar Retailers – a move that SQ’s Finn and Ronald state will be bad for consumers and bad for business<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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