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Australia tops index as virtual power plants take shape

Australia is poised for virtual power plants that connect households and slash bills but an expert warns nuclear reactors could force users off rooftop solar.

AAP · Feb 5, 2025

South Australia, Victoria, Queensland and NSW could experience blackouts from too much solar power, Aemo warns

Aemo says it does not want to ‘directly control people’s rooftop solar’ but it may be necessary to reduce or cut off power gleaned from the sun

The Guardian - AU · Dec 2, 2024

'Low-hanging electrons' ripe for harvesting lower bills

Most of the roughly 10 million residential customers in the national electricity market are missing out on savings because their homes are not "smart" enough.

AAP · Oct 21, 2024

Save billions on energy bills by plugging in households

Clean energy households are the "Swiss army knife" of the electricity grid and could soon be treated as seriously as large-scale generation and transmission.

AAP · Feb 15, 2024

‘Go hard and go big’: How South Australia got solar panels onto one in every three houses

Households have continued to use state help that was first created more than a decade ago

The Guardian - UK · Nov 1, 2023

Billions pledged to electrifying bus fleet

Australians can expect to ride more electric buses with one state announcing $3 billion towards electrifying its fleet and others moving in the same direction.

AAP · Dec 15, 2022