Electricity demand to feed a rapidly increasing use of air conditioners in emerging economies will almost double by 2050, a new report shows. Bloomberg New Energy Finance’s (BNEF) New Energy Outlook 2019 reports that air-conditioning will make up 12.7 per cent of global electricity demand by mid-century.
New Adelaide City Council rebates have been announced for shared solar, electric vehicle chargers and energy storage on multi-storey buildings. From July 1, rebates for shared solar PV will be available to apartments and commercial buildings in the City area.
ARENA-funded electricity demand response trials are helping Australians save money on power bills, last night’s ABC 7.30 Report revealed. Under a demand response agreement, energy retailers ask their customers to reduce electricity use during peak demand times – and reward those that do. Customers lower their power bills, while also being paid by their electricity retailer.
Todae Solar and St Vincent’s Health Australia are furthering their relationship with the upcoming rollout of an additional 790kW solar to be installed. Situated across five sites in Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria, the additional solar installations will bring the total system size to almost 4.1MW of rooftop solar power.