Regulatory agencies differ on whether small batteries should pay network charges when they withdraw electricity from the grid.
Who should pay the network costs of neighbourhood batteries?
AEMO
Battery storage will force us to rethink network tariffs and structures
Last mile networks are much more valuable than our biggest generators. We need to rethink pricing and regulations to get the best out of distributed energy.
Morrison says sub deal won’t lead to nuclear power push in Australia. Don’t believe him
Morrison says he has no plans for nuclear power plants despite nuclear subs deal. But conservatives and the pro-nuclear lobby won’t stop trying.
Rooftop solar sends minimum demand to record low in coal dependent NSW
Rooftop solar sends operational demand to a record low in NSW, the state grid with the heaviest dependence on coal.
Australian solar innovator backed by Cannon-Brookes claims world efficiency record
Australian solar start-up founded in a garage and backed by billionaire investors included Mike Cannon-Brookes, claims new world solar efficiency record.
Australia smashes renewables record again, hits 58.3 per cent on main grid
Australia has easily beaten its previous record for the share of renewables on its main grid, and set a new record for the share of wind and solar.
South Australia to be first gigawatt scale grid to meet all demand with rooftop solar
In the next few months South Australia could become the first gigawatt scale grid in the world to meet all its demand from rooftop solar.
Rooftop solar delivers 62% of total generation, drives demand to record low in WA
Rooftop solar sends minimum “operational demand” to a new low in WA’s main grid, some 10 per cent below the previous benchmark.
Green hydrogen could help solve the puzzle of getting to 100 pct renewables
The hardest part of achieving 100 per cent renewables is the last five or 10 per cent. Green hydrogen is now being viewed as a cheap and effective solution.
Battery boost: AEMO gives green light to 5-minute settlements from October
AEMO says the switch to 5-minute settlement ready to go on October 1, a switch expected to support investment in new technologies, including battery storage.
