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\"Victorian<\/p>\n

Implementation of Victoria’s emergency backstop for solar systems has been a dog’s breakfast according to some irate installers.<\/p>\n

In October, Victoria\u2019s Emergency Backstop Mechanism (VEBM) requirement for new\/replacement residential rooftop solar came into effect. It’s to be used as a tool of last resort to address minimum system load (demand) events coinciding with high solar exports that may threaten electricity network stability. You can read more about hows and whys of the VEBM here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The state wasn’t the pioneer of this sort of thing. Victoria had the advantage of just looking across the border to South Australia for how to get it reasonably right from the get-go. But it seems the powers-that-be didn’t according to frustrated installers – with their fingers pointed at the Department of Energy, Environment and Climate Action (DEECA) and the state’s Distributed Networks Service Providers (DNSPs).<\/p>\n

A Testing Situation<\/h2>\n

The root issue is backstop testing of new or replacement installations; also a requirement. This can take a DNSP considerable time to execute – up to 7 days, but there have been reports of up to 60 days. The installer can’t leave at the end of the day of installation and feel confident the job is done, even though they’ve ticked all the boxes and jumped through all the hoops. Installers\/retailers cannot close a job off until the testing is complete, which means continuously logging in to the relevant DNSP portal to check.<\/p>\n

SQ’s veteran installer Anthony summarises how this testing works in South Australia:<\/p>\n

“In SA, you have the installer turn the system on, initiate the connections between inverter, WiFi, monitoring portal and SAPN server… (a bit of a production). The installer then pings the system using the SAPN portal to activate it and verifies in real time that it’s working.<\/p>\n

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It still needs enough sunshine to activate the inverter, but you know what you’re up against, and it’s pretty reliable. The bonus is that if the installer doesn’t get the system running properly, they can’t get network permission for more systems until the problems are fixed with the ones already on the books. This stops people from just selling shit and abandoning it.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In Victoria, where connections are sometimes failing backstop testing for no apparent reason, the<\/span> DNSP portals are reportedly slow and unreliable; with no transparency for the retailer or the installer as to why the failure occurred. Victorian installers may need to revisit sites on multiple occasions, and no-one else is paying for this valuable time – it’s basically impossible for them to incorporate backstop requirements into their quotes and invoices.<\/span><\/p>\n

Additionally, while there’s just one DSNP in South Australia (SA Power Networks), there are five DNSPs in Victoria<\/a> – CitiPower, Powercor, Jemena, AusNet and United Energy. Currently the DNSPs are not aligned in the way they treat the backstop, with differing processes across them.<\/p>\n

The situation is such there are fears the unnecessarily complicated system see many solar operators simply selecting zero export as an option – and there are apparently multiple reports of this already occurring. Victoria’s solar feed-in tariffs are less than stellar, but they are better than a poke in the eye with a sharp stick and play a role in accelerating system payback.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

These issues are just scratching the surface of the shemozzle Victoria’s Emergency Backstop testing reportedly is.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some VIC Installers Are As Mad As Hell<\/span><\/h2>\n

.. and it looks like they aren’t going to take it any more – they are getting organised. Matt Wilson from Central Spark Victoria posted<\/a> the following a couple of days ago:<\/span><\/p>\n

“Its time to get this sorted. Industry has had enough of being kicked around and absorbing the failings of the Victorian Backstop mechanism. Its time to get vocal; Get on your socials, call your local member, get on the radio, just make sure you are loud about it. The buck shouldn’t stop with us!”<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Emergency backstop initiatives have been contentious enough due to the amount of misinformation out there. The situation some Victorian installers state they are facing just serves to make matters worse.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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First, why is an emergency backstop mechanism needed? 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