community Solutions.
The South Australian Government is providing support for Tesla to develop a community of 50,000+ homes with solar and Powerwall battery systems across the state.
The NSW Government program is the largest of its kind in Australia with around 4,600 solar panels and 3,200 kilowatt hours of battery energy storage capacity being installed at 60 public schools.
Sustainable Malmsbury has received a subsidy of 100 energy trackers. This energy data will help us build a clean energy solar farm solution for every Malmsbury resident [number of homes = 310+.] The Energy Data Hub or decentralised my energy marketplace /MEM includes an energy App Store and full consumer data rights and security.Apps and services also assist consumers to:1.use less energy;2.buy better, ie with toolkits, energy challenges;3.optimise investments such as solar panels and batteries.
A behind the meter generation system is a renewable energy generating facility, such as solar PV, that produces power on site. As the power is being generated by the business, not produced on the side of the grid, it is referred to as 'behind the meter'.
Accredited assessors rate the energy efficiency of your home's construction, fixed appliances, and other key features such as solar PV energy production. The Assessment Scorecard also rates how comfortable your home is in hot weather.
Agroecology, the science of managing farms as ecosystems. By working with nature rather than against it, farms managed using agroecological principles can avoid damaging impacts without sacrificing productivity or profitability.
Smaller-scale batteries can be installed in homes to provide backup power, but can also be operated as a collective in what is called a Virtual Power Plant (VPP).