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Network company wins most of funding in latest community battery grants
The first round of Victoria’s beefed up neighbourhood battery program will fund 25 new installations.
Rachel Williamson
Mar 13, 2024
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Want energy democracy? Paying networks to install community batteries is not the way
Good intentions around community batteries are being hijacked by monopoly businesses, while the best route to energy equality is staring governments in the face.
Tristan Edis
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Home, neighbourhood, grid-scale batteries: What’s the difference and why does it matter?
We need all the storage we can get on our grid – of all types and sizes. But community batteries are the ‘Swiss army knife’ of modern power systems.
Lloyd Heathfield & Tim Shue
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Melbourne community group looking for home after winning funds for inner city battery
Working out where to put the 120kW battery in densely built Richmond might be the most difficult part of the process.
Rachel Williamson
May 24, 2023
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What role will neighbourhood batteries play in the electrification of everything?
Think of a community battery like a bus stop. It is installed in a neighbourhood at no cost to the residents, but should provide benefits for all.
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May 22, 2023
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Networks win rights to access “community” battery scheme in controversial call by regulator
Monopoly electricity network companies have won limited rights to own and operate community batteries in one-off waiver to ring fencing rules.
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Feb 3, 2023
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Energex and Origin to roll out 35 neighbourhood batteries in solar soaked regional city
Queensland will install 35 neighbourhood batteries to soak up the excess solar in one of the state’s top 10 rooftop PV postcodes.
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Feb 2, 2023
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Hanging batts: 40 pole-mounted community batteries to boost grid reliability
Forty community batteries will be mounted on power poles as part of a $11 million trial in Victoria to store excess solar power and boost reliability.
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Batteries in the ‘burbs, cheaper EVs and job training in Labor’s budget response
Albanese pledges $100 million for new clean energy apprenticeships in Labor’s alternative budget plan.
Michael Mazengarb
May 14, 2021
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Federal Labor promises to slash taxes for electric vehicles, build community batteries
Federal Labor promises to slash EV taxes and fund community battery roll-out, in some of its first energy policies announced since the 2019 election.
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Mar 30, 2021
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