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We need more flexible options that let people choose how they participate from simple rewards for shifting energy use, through to more sophisticated automated models.
More than 400 Australians shared their experiences owning and using a home battery.We found that battery owners are overwhelmingly satisfied with their systems.
But our research also highlighted a major opportunity - how we can unlock more of the value that home batteries can provide to the grid.Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) can coordinate thousands of household batteries to store energy when it’s abundant and send it back when it’s needed most. But currently, many battery owners are hesitant to join them.
Rewiring Australia has the solution. It isn't asking every household to become an energy expert. We need more flexible options that let people choose how they participate from simple rewards for shifting energy use, through to more sophisticated automated models.
Electrifying our homes and cars is the recipe to cut emissions and save money for Australian homes. Let's build an abundant electric future for Australia.
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“Instead of cutting the battery subsidy, the government should look at incentivising virtual power plant enrollment as a rebate condition. This would allow homes to discharge into the grid during peak evening demand and drive down power bills across the entire network.
The Liberals, Nationals and One Nation have promised to scrap new legislation that will require all new homes to be built all-electric from Jan 2027 and will also roll back plans that would see households required to replace failing gas hot water systems with efficient electric ones - due to come into effect next March.These proposed measures would only serve to protect the gas industry, and will keep households locked into costly gas infrastructure for decades to come.
Households can save $4300 a year on their energy bills by ditching gas and petrol and going fully electric reveals Dr Saul Griffith.