Aemo has urged for an 'emergency backstop' to ensure grid stability when households and other solar photovoltaic owners export excess electricity. The organization emphasizes not wanting to control rooftop solar directly but suggests measures to manage surplus solar power to prevent potential 'outage conditions' in eastern Australia.
Aemo has called for an ‘ emergency backstop ’ mechanism to ensure grid stability when households and other solar photovoltaic owners export excess electricity. Aemo has called for an ‘ emergency backstop ’ mechanism to ensure grid stability when households and other solar photovoltaic owners export excess electricity.
Batteries, too, could be nudged to charge up during low demand periods. Households’ batteries offer their owners opportunities to participate in so-called virtual power plants, sharing in the rewards of coordinated charging or discharging. Community batteries could also share the benefits.“You need to put in place everything else that you possibly can to ensure is the last resort,” Kuiper said. “We haven’t seen that kind of analysis of the different options and how they all stack up together.
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