WA electricity network, Western Power and WA electricity retailer, Synergy are the latest community battery grant winners, securing $3 million to build six community batteries.
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Charge HQ Exits Beta, Introduces Subscriptions
Charge HQ is coming out of beta, and as a consequence is introducing fees for its app.
[Continue reading…]Redflow’s Biggest Deal Ever: The Paskenta Racheria Microgrid
Zinc-bromine flow battery specialist Redflow has signed its largest deal to date: $18 million to provide 2000 of its ZBM3 batteries to a Native American-owned microgrid in California.
[Continue reading…]More Community Batteries: Narrabri and Mornington Peninsula
Australia is awash with new community battery stories – hardly surprising, since applications under the first round of the federal government’s $120 million Community Batteries for Household Solar program, closed in April. The government grants are starting to flow. Today, we’re bringing two new projects to your attention, in Narrabri and in the Mornington Peninsula.
[Continue reading…]Drowning In Despair: A Deep Dive Into The Jinko Solar Suntank Warranty
UPDATE JULY 2023: Jinko has updated and improved the SunTank warranty, also retroactively applying it to existing installations. Good on them! The new warranty document is available here. Summary of changes below: Features Old Warranty New Warranty Energy Retention 70% for the first 5 years50% for another 5 years 60% for 10 years Life Cycle […]
[Continue reading…]Building Grid-Resilience: A Look Inside Healesville’s $2m Microgrid
A 108kWh battery has been installed at Healesville Community Link, as part of a microgrid trial granted nearly $2 million by the federal government.
[Continue reading…]Brunswick Gets Two Community Batteries Despite Lacklustre Solar Uptake
Yet another council is getting ready to add a community battery to its infrastructure: Merri-bek City Council will build a community battery in Brunswick after securing a federal government grant.
[Continue reading…]Victorian Government Gives Go-Ahead to VNI-West Transmission Line
The long-awaited VNI-West interconnector project has taken a small step forward in the planning process, with Victoria’s minister for energy and resources Lily D’Ambrosio on Saturday confirming approval for the AEMO to move ahead with the project.
[Continue reading…]May 2023 Australian Solar Systems Interest Index
What are the latest solar and battery customer trends? The auSSII report puts its magnifying glass over the month of April to see what mattered most to Australians in the market for renewable energy products.
[Continue reading…]Tesla Powerwall Warranty Claim Turns To Nightmare
As a solar and/or home battery owner in Australia, it is generally assumed that the first point of contact in a warranty claim would be the installer. After all, they sold you the product, so shouldn’t they also come to the rescue when it stops working?
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