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Should Kangaroo Island cut itself off from the main grid?
The cable linking Australia’s third-biggest island to the mainland grid is old and needs replacing. Or could new technology make the connection redundant?
Giles Parkinson

Apr 18, 2016

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Peak electricity demand and going off the grid: the cooking dilemma
Whether you are on or off the grid, it is important to minimise peak electricity demand.
Alan Pears

Mar 17, 2016

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Commentary

Redflow’s Hackett: Why batteries will not cause mass defection from grid
While cutting the power cord sounds good in theory, in practice consumers gain many more advantages from staying connected to the grid.
Simon Hackett

Feb 15, 2016

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EMC joins forces with Infratec on distributed renewables, battery storage
Australian renewables mini-grid and battery storage specialist Energy Made Clean has joined forces with NZ firm Infratec.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 3, 2016

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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.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 21, 2016

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The off-grid solar company connecting 12,000 homes a month
One company is installing solar and storage in 12,000 homes/month in Tanzania. So much for coal being only solution.
Giles Parkinson

Jan 19, 2016

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Commentary

How to beat the Energex “solar stitch-up”: Take part of your home off grid
Major Queensland network wants solar households that install battery storage to lose their premium feed in tariffs. It’s the latest trick from utilities, but there is a way around it.
Tom Kuiper

Jan 13, 2016

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Networks concede one-third of consumers could still quit the grid
Updated future grid report from CSIRO and ENA predicts huge 10-year fall in solar and battery costs, and says they’re already around 20% cheaper than predicted in 2013. Projections on grid defection remain unchanged.
Sophie Vorrath

Dec 3, 2015

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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?
Giles Parkinson

Oct 12, 2015

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The fine economic line between staying on grid, and telling it to “get stuffed”
New report says the margins between staying on grid – or quitting it – are very fine. How will the utilities respond?
Giles Parkinson

Sep 18, 2015

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One Step Off The Grid: Why businesses are turning to renewables
Why businesses – big and small – are going renewable, how low will battery storage costs go?, and lessons from off-grid living.
Renew Economy Editors

Aug 19, 2015

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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.
Giles Parkinson

Aug 5, 2015

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