April 8th, 2020 | by Steve Hanley
The Tesla virtual power plant in South Australia is only 2% complete but already it has proven its worth many times over while lowering utility bills for many customers.
February 4th, 2018 | by Steve Hanley
Tesla will partner with the government of South Australia to create the world's largest virtual solar power plant involving rooftop solar installations on 50,000 homes within 4 years. The plan is expected to slash utility bills for residents by 30%.
August 13th, 2017 | by Guest Contributor
Australia is undergoing something of an energy crisis — growing demand combined with under-investment in the electric grid has recently led to a series of embarrassing blackouts, and electric rates are soaring. South Australia has just overtaken Denmark as the place with the world’s most expensive electricity
June 1st, 2016 | by Jake Richardson
A trial of 100 heavily subsidized battery systems combined with solar power has been launched by SA Power Networks in [&hellip
June 25th, 2015 | by Zachary Shahan
As I just wrote, a one-week cleantech tour (and semi-vacation) in the Netherlands put my “link drop” articles on hold [&hellip
September 10th, 2012 | by Giles Parkinson
Last week was another big week for wind production in South Australia – as another spring weather system with high winds made wind energy the dominant force in local energy production. According to figures pulled together by consultants Intelligent Energy Systems using data from the Australian Market Operator, wind energy accounted for 57.9 per cent of demand in the state on Tuesday, and followed up with 55 per cent of total demand on Wednesday. At the morning peak of 10am, it accounted for 65 per cent – and in the early hours of the morning on Wednesday, when demand was weakest, it accounted for 80 per cent. On Monday, wind accounted for more than 85 per cent, a record. These graphs below illustrate
