energy networks
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This Melbourne Street Has Its Own Renewable Energy Grid
In a recent trial of ‘mini grid’ technology, a group of eight Melbourne houses were linked to each other to form a self-sustaining, all-renewable grid completely independent of mains electricity. Electricity was drawn instead from combined solar and battery systems on the houses, which could even cover the houses without solar systems installed.
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Disrupting Australia’s Power Supply: Your Home’s Future On (Or Off) The Grid
The recent announcement of Tesla’s Powerwall made waves for its huge potential to change the way we use — and generate — electricity, but did you know that Australian consumers have already started changing the way our country creates and consumes power?