New-build homes with solar and storage? “It’s going to be the norm
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Energy storage being stalled by slow policy development claim MPs
(REPOST: Clean Energy) Speaking at last week’s Energy Storage and Connected Systems event, hosted by the Renewable Energy Association (REA), shadow minister for energy and climate change Alan Whitehead claimed current energy legislation was now “obsolete” in the face of the changes underway in the sector.
Nissan coy over energy future as it aims for new partnerships
(REPOST: Clean Energy) Speaking to Clean Energy News, Francisco Carranza Sierra, managing director at Nissan Energy, said the solar launch fed into the firm’s vision of developing a “sustainable ecosystem” that incorporated homes and buildings as well as cars.
Tesla confirms 50,000 home virtual power plant is on the way in South Australia
(REPOST: Energy Storage)Virtual power plants (VPP) take the capabilities of several home or commercial solar-plus-storage systems and aggregate them together to form a bigger grid or capacity resource than would otherwise be possible.
5 things I found since installing Solar Panels and a Powerwall 2
(REPOST: Cyber Shack) Before you make such an investment you undertake a massive research initiative to ensure that you are investing your money correctly by installing such a system. However, since I have completed the installation and use it over summer I found out a lot more that I never learnt during the research phase.
what do you do when the lights go out?
One great side-benefit of home battery storage is having an emergency power supply. We asked what was important to you when the lights go out in a power cut. Thanks for the enthusiastic response. We thought you would be interested in the results, so here they are: Do you ever get power cuts? Interestingly, 84% of
The Energy Revolution Of 2018: Electricity Storage
(REPOST: Forbes)In 2017, utility-scale energy storage moved from a handful of experimental programs to front-page news, with prominent deployments in Australia, Texas, Southern California, and hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico.
Salisbury solar battery trial in South Australia saved money & energy for customers
(REPOST: Energy Matters)The aim of the trial was to see if battery storage could save customers money, and protect them from blackouts. Most customers achieved the predicted savings of more than $600 a year. They benefited from improved self-consumption of their solar output. To add to this, the customers also highly valued the use of
Clean Energy Regulator: small-scale solar+storage installation rate doubled in 2017
(REPOST: PV Magazine)Reports from Australia’s PV installers are that interest in battery storage is surging. Hype about brands like Tesla, worries over grid security, and the increasing competitiveness of battery systems on price is combining to lead to Australian households to take a close look at adding electrical storage when putting solar on their roof.
Solar + Tesla battery storage offered as sweetener for “knockdown rebuild” homes
(REPOST: One Step Off The Grid)In a deal announced last week with solar retailer Bradford Energy, Porter Davis said it would include a 5.6kW rooftop solar system coupled with a 13.5kWh Tesla Powerwall 2 to 50 such rebuilds in Victoria, as part of a limited promotion.