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#batteries

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Fabian Transchel

The really, really good news about the #tariff mayhem is that it will supercharge the #energytransition: While it is regrettable that the economy will suffer, everybody with a functioning pocket calculator (so alas, not everybody-everybody, ha) will have to admit that the only suitable way forward with falling prices for #solar and #wind and (most notably!) #batteries is to double down on #renewables. So either way forward will lead to #change - it's just a question what countries will lead it.

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quackademic

Guess who benefits most from this initiative & who misses out? Important analysis from Gavin Dufty.

Households without solar can dramatically reduce their power bills by switching to a wholesale provider & buying at very low or sometimes negative prices when there is a surplus of renewables in the grid. We did this for a year before we installed solar & it reduced our electricity bill by half. I concluded then that solar works at household level only when it’s supported by a battery.

Rooftop #solar plus community #batteries is what we need more of. Until then, if you can shift most of your usage away from peak times a #wholesale provider is the way to go.

abc.net.au/news/2025-04-07/lab

ABC News · Expert says Labor must ensure battery subsides don’t entrench inequality By Daniel Mercer
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Mary-Anne

I've just discovered Victoria has a community battery grant scheme, applications now closed, building should start soonish. Hopefully it will benefit everyone because it will mean less need for generating plant.
I don't care about the politics, I just want firmed renewables.
#RenewableEnergy #Batteries #Australia
energy.vic.gov.au/grants/neigh

Energy100 Neighbourhood Batteries Program GrantsApply for a 100 Neighbourhood Batteries grant.
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CelloMom On Cars

#Australia's "Federal Labor has confirmed it will spend $2.3bn to slash the cost of household #batteries by 30%, as part of a dual cost-of-living and climate action pitch to voters.

The discount will be delivered by expanding the small-scale #RenewableEnergy scheme, which has been subsidising renewable energy equipment for more than a decade."

theguardian.com/australia-news

The Guardian · Labor targets cost of living and climate with $2.3bn household battery pledgeBy Henry Belot
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RaymondPierreL3

@feather1952
I’ve been waiting for this sort of ‘green’ incentive… 30% is making inroads to cut current costs whihc undermine the viability (long term) of home #batteries. From what I’ve read the current threshold is in the $300-$400 range per KWh. That would make a financially viable battery at $2,400 for a 6KWh battery - 30% discount won’t get it there yet unless production costs come down another 50% or so. But I’m sure we’ll get there in a few years.

In the meantime, we ought to legislate #EV to be #VtoL (Vehicle to Load) ready so that a charged up EV sitting in the garage can provide power to the house when solar panels aren’t active. Now that would be both a game changer in terms of Grid load and power generation as well as an added incentive to purchase an EV instead of an ICE vehicle.

Just some thoughts…

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