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Why you are not selfish if you disconnect from the grid
Most people will stay on the grid if it is priced properly. Saying households should not pursue cheaper options is like asking them to forego emails for letters, camera film for digital photos, and mobiles for landlines. Technology marches on. And the networks will have no one to blame but themselves. -
Should Australian households quit the electricity grid?
To quit the grid, or not. With battery storage, it’s a choice that households in regional areas, towns, and even in the suburbs of our major cities, are going to be able to make. Greg Hunt says it’s inevitable large numbers will quit the grid, but is it a good idea? -
Networks propose compulsory fees for all – to stop grid defections
Networks seek to protect revenues by charging all households for grid connection – whether they use it or not – and to charge fees to customers who choose to use solar and storage and leave the grid. But even networks concede this is futile. What they really want is tax changes.
