Solar Citizens applauds Federal Labor’s plan to offer battery rebates for 100,000 low and middle income Australian households. Labor’s plan also includes investing $100 million in low-cost loans for batteries to help renters, low-income households and social housing residents slash their electricity bills.
A year ago today, Tesla’s big battery in South Australia began dispatching power to the state’s grid, one day ahead of schedule. By most accounts, the world’s largest lithium-ion battery has been a remarkable success. But there are some concerns that have so far escaped scrutiny.
ARENA has recently announced an agreement with the South Australia Government that could help deliver energy storage projects in the state. The $50 million Grid Scale Storage Fund (GSSF) will help accelerate the deployment of new grid-scale energy storage infrastructure assets capable of addressing the intermittency of South Australia’s electricity system.
SMA have announced that in 2018 they will have commissioned 1.8GW of solar inverter power in Australia, bringing the total utility-scale PV power plant installation base in Australia above 2GW.