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WEBHomepage - One Step Off The Grid. Tesla Powerwall 3 home battery is here, with enough grunt to charge your EV in a blackout. The Powerwall 3 has had its official launch in Australia, bringing fresh insights on its specs and special talents – and how it differs from the Powerwall 2 – and revealing the local price.
Pioneering solar garden prepares for its first harvest
WEB2 days ago · By the side of the highway in Grong Grong, in the NSW Riverina region, Australia’s first solar garden is almost ready to harvest. The development is expected to deliver a bounty to 175 solar gardeners within weeks in the form of credits on their electricity bills. But developers and energy experts hope the 1.5 megawatt project delivers a lot ...
Residential renewables can pay for themselves before they reach …
WEB5 days ago · Petrol $ 5,720. Car Maintenance $ 1,235. Home Electricity $ 3,705 $ 10,660 Our estimated ROI is now 8 years and 10months.
Survey finds homes poorly prepared for heatwaves – here’s what …
WEB5 days ago · Heatwaves in Australia are expected to become hotter, longer and more frequent under climate change. They can seriously affect our health and wellbeing, and even kill people.. But how well-prepared are Australian households for life in a hotter world? Our new research explored this question in Victoria.. We examined how households cope with, adapt to and endure summers and heatwaves.
Gas ban still missing, but NSW Labor's message on electrification …
WEBSep 18, 2024 · Last year, when Victoria’s Labor government announced it would ban residential gas connections to new-build homes in the state from the start of 2024, its counterpart in New South Wales was quick to rule out following suit. “I don’t need another complication or another policy change when the ...
A million home batteries could build far fewer power lines. We just ...
WEBSep 12, 2024 · What’s more, electric vehicles are essentially large “batteries on wheels”. They can be plugged in at home to provide backup power in blackouts, or at times of peak demand.. Government incentives are also needed here to drive the further uptake of electric vehicles in the domestic, commercial and industry sector.
SwitchedOn podcast: 50,000 electric homes with batteries could …
WEBAug 12, 2024 · Deputy Chair of Zero Emissions Noosa, Mark Purcell, is on a mission to get 50,000 households to electrify and install batteries.
Untapped rooftop solar: Australian homes could save $9.3 billion a …
WEBApr 14, 2024 · Australian households could save $9.3 billion on energy bills each year by investing in the 46 GW of untapped solar potential of residential rooftops across the nation, new report finds.
Networks embrace stand-alone power as solar and batteries beat …
WEBMar 27, 2024 · Standalone power systems based on renewable energy and battery storage could start to become the norm on parts of Australia’s far-flung grid, as network operators turn to them as a more reliable and cheaper option than traditional poles and wires.
Introducing One Step Off The Grid
WEBJul 21, 2015 · RenewEconomy is proud to announce the launch of One Step Off The Grid, our sister site that will focus on the consumer side of the energy market, and how the uptake of rooftop solar, battery storage and other technologies will usher in a dramatic transformation of our energy system. Australia is at the cutting edge of this revolution.