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  • Solar industry irate as Victorians to bear cost of technology to switch off rooftop PV
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    Solar industry irate as Victorians to bear cost of technology to switch off rooftop PV

    Industry insiders are angry that Victorians will have to pay networks’ costs of complying with the new solar switch off mechanism.
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    Sep 26, 2024
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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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  • Network companies seek non-network solutions to peak demand problems
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    Network companies seek non-network solutions to peak demand problems

    Network companies make unprecedented appeal to third-party companies to provide smarter, cleaner and cheaper ways to manage peak demand.
    Sophie Vorrath
    May 5, 2022
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  • United Energy to trial pole-mounted batteries to relieve peak demand stress on networks
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    United Energy to trial pole-mounted batteries to relieve peak demand stress on networks

    United Energy to trial use of batteries to manage peak demand and reduce load on constrained sub-stations in Melbourne suburbs.
    Michael Mazengarb
    Jan 30, 2020
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  • Victoria slashes grid outage risk with record demand response uptake
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    Victoria slashes grid outage risk with record demand response uptake

    Record customer participation in demand response cuts risk of blackouts and delivers more than half a million dollars to savvy households, new data shows.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Jan 20, 2020
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  • “Watershed” demand response, battery storage project wins Victoria grant
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    “Watershed” demand response, battery storage project wins Victoria grant

    A Victorian project using “non-network” demand response solutions to avoid network “gold-plating” has won state government funding.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Aug 23, 2016
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  • Duet’s stock price to be driven by emerging clean energy focus
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    Duet’s stock price to be driven by emerging clean energy focus

    DUE’s share price will likely be driven by the success or otherwise of its remote energy and clean energy segment.
    David Leitch
    Aug 22, 2016
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  • United Energy taps solar, storage, software to defer network upgrade
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    United Energy taps solar, storage, software to defer network upgrade

    GreenSync to deliver landmark community-based demand response, energy storage project for United Energy, to avoid network upgrade on Mornington Peninsula.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Aug 18, 2016
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