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Energy giants say taking customers off-grid is viable, sometimes preferable
ESAA report finds off-grid distributed energy better for edge-of-grid customers, & could save networks tens of millions in avoided ‘poles-and-wires’ costs.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 16, 2015

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Off-grid solar power vs grid-connected solar power in 21st century
The future in which power company customers transitioning to solar can choose to either maintain grid connection or cost-effectively generate off-grid has arrived. The implications are only just beginning to dawn.
Aisha Abdelhamid

Apr 13, 2015

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Developers to use storage to keep new housing estates off grid
South Australia, which already gets around 40 per cent of its electricity supply from wind and solar, is supporting the idea of using battery storage so new housing estates do not need to be connected to the grid. Ultimately, this will save everyone money.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 6, 2015

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Commentary

Tech guru Simon Hackett installs storage to take office complex off-grid
Technology entrepreneur Simon Hackett has a Tesla. Now he wants to take his Adelaide tech business off-grid, with the help of solar and Redflow energy storage.
Giles Parkinson

Mar 4, 2015

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Solar’s next big market: minigrids and micropower stations for energy poor
SunEdison is looking to expand deeper into emerging markets, with a focus on micro-grids and electricity for the energy poor.
Katherine Tweed

Feb 26, 2015

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Net-metering does not equate to being “self-reliant”
Net-metering vs feed-in-tariffs? If you want to be truly self-reliant, you have to go off-grid.
Craig Morris

Mar 10, 2014

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CleanTech Bites

Ford, SunPower team up for solar-charged electric vehicle
Ford and SunPower introduce “the first plug-in hybrid that doesn’t need to plug in.” Could they by-pass the grid altogether?
Stephen Lacey

Jan 7, 2014

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What if one third of Australians chose to go off-grid?
Don’t laugh, that’s the serious scenario painted by the CSIRO in its future grid forum, and it may be incredibly conservative. One thing we do know is that the future won’t look like the past, and up to half the country’s electricity will be produced on-site. And electricity won’t be any more expensive than it is now.
Giles Parkinson

Dec 6, 2013

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New Apple plant to run entirely on clean energy
Apple says new Arizona factory ‘will run on 100 percent renewable energy from day one,’ derived from a new solar grid the company will build in the city.
Kiley Kroh

Nov 12, 2013

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Solar and storage to spawn new energy ‘clouds’
Taking suburbs off-grid by creating energy ‘clouds’ might sound fanciful, but it can now be achieved at or below cost of standard poles and wires.
Rob Campbell

Oct 23, 2013

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Solar: The ‘no-brainer’ that could take suburbs off grid
Which suburb, or town, will be the first to take itself off-grid in Australia? It’s now a serious question, driven by the plunging cost of solar and the arrival of battery storage. ARENA, meanwhile, is looking at novel ways to ensure rooftop solar is available to the lowest income households, renters, and apartment dwellers.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 15, 2013

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Plug in, the solar power transformation is coming
The implications of ‘solar grid parity’ are enormous, offering consumers a cost-competitive, widespread energy source for developing off-grid power supply.
John Farrell

Jun 11, 2013

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