Australia is close to implementing a national battery standard. This follows Standards Australia’s approval of a first draft of regulations covering energy storage in an announcement last week.
Tesla’s South Australian virtual power plant (VPP) is already saving low-income households more than 20 per cent on their electricity bills.
Chinese electric vehicle battery maker CATL will soon sell home solar batteries to a Japanese market starved of cheap energy storage.
South Australia is looking to expand its $200 million SA Home Battery Scheme to include rental properties.