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  • Canberra to soak up solar with three new community batteries
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    Canberra to soak up solar with three new community batteries

    Federal government grants $1.5 million to install three new community batteries in the suburbs of Canberra.
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  • Four community batteries to store solar, boost the grid in Melbourne’s north
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    Four community batteries to store solar, boost the grid in Melbourne’s north

    Four batteries to be installed across the northern suburbs of Melbourne by network company Jemena, with the help of federal government grant funding.
    Joshua S Hill
    Jun 28, 2023
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  • “We need more batteries:” Networks look beyond poles and wires for cheaper, smarter options
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    “We need more batteries:” Networks look beyond poles and wires for cheaper, smarter options

    Citipower’s Greg Hannan says DNSPs are looking at a future where batteries can often provide a cheaper alternative to traditional network services.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Jun 21, 2023
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  • Victoria Labor promises another 100 neighbourhood batteries to soak up rooftop solar
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    Victoria Labor promises another 100 neighbourhood batteries to soak up rooftop solar

    Daniel Andrews promises to install 100 neighbourhood batteries across the state if re-elected later this month, to make the most of the state’s rooftop solar resource.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Nov 11, 2022
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  • Ausgrid unveils new community battery project in Sydney’s Bankstown

    Ausgrid unveils new community battery project in Sydney’s Bankstown

    Ausgrid deploys second community energy battery in Sydney suburb of Bankstown as part of two year trial.
    Michael Mazengarb
    Apr 23, 2021
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  • Ausgrid installs “first of many” community batteries on Sydney network
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    Ausgrid installs “first of many” community batteries on Sydney network

    NSW network kicks off two-year community battery trial that aims to soak up consumer generated solar and use it to push down energy prices and help stabilise the local grid.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Feb 15, 2021
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  • Tesla community battery installed in Busselton, Western Australia
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    Tesla community battery installed in Busselton, Western Australia

    A fifth PowerBank battery installed by W.A. to help balance the state’s grid, allow more customers to install solar, and offer a “community” storage option to local solar homes.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Jun 22, 2020
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  • Western Power installs Tesla community battery in W.A. Goldfields region
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    Western Power installs Tesla community battery in W.A. Goldfields region

    Western Power installs first of 10 grid-connected PowerBank “community batteries” in Kalgoorlie-Bolder to support uptake of more solar and help smooth the grid.
    Sophie Vorrath
    May 26, 2020
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