The Victorian government has announced backing for another microgrid project, this time in the renewables-savvy town of Yackandandah in the state’s north-east, targeting an area of “network constraint.”
The microgrid, which will get $380,389 in funding from the Andrews Labor government, is being established on Sanatorium Road in Yackandandah, along a Single Wire Earth Return (SWER) powerline.
The project will increase the number of houses with rooftop and batteries on the SWER, and trial the use of solar, storage and smart control technology to manage network security and as an alternative to costly line upgrades.
The project will also measure the benefits for consumers taking part in the Sanatorium Road Microgrid – such as energy savings and more reliable supply – while contributing to Yackandandah’s community-wide goal of 100 per cent renewables by 2022.
Read the full story on RenewEconomy sister site, One Step Off The Grid…
To sign up to One Step’s free weekly newsletter, please click here.
Lithium turned the battery industry from powering torches to running the country, and an ever…
Consumers are changing the way they use the grid, with the Solar Sharer causing a…
Big batteries and households continue to have a big impact on Australia's main grid, helping…
The cost of Snowy 2.0 has doubled again, this time up to a potential $25…
Australian solar innovator 5B has landed a new order for 70 MW of its pre-assembled,…
Midday prices rose from around zero to $25–30 in the last 30 days, and that…