South Australia encourages rooftop solar and battery storage in new homes, Giles Parkinson, One Step off the Grid
The South Australian government has now made available the $100 million home battery scheme to new homes, to be made available through a range of different retailers and providers who can aggregate the solar and batteries as part of their various “virtual power plants” that offer revenue from providing energy and grid services to the main grid when needed.
Virtual Power Plants (VPPs) in South Australia are being operated by Tesla, Sonnen, AGL, ShineHub, Simply Energy, EnergyAustralia and Stoddard making a significant contribution towards supporting the wider grid.