Frigid weather and the upheaval in the energy market has whetted consumer appetite for renewable technologies such as home batteries and rooftop solar, with record numbers of installations underway in the past month. | perkinsmiki
Consumers are programming electric appliances to run during the day.Frigid weather and the upheaval in the energy market has whetted consumer appetite for renewable technologies such as home batteries and rooftop solar, with record numbers of installations underway in the past month.
“Our retailers and installers are so tired – they are putting on new staff and struggling to recruit to keep up with the pipeline of installation.” But that hasn’t stopped his customers: “The uptake has been fantastic – people are concerned there is not enough power in the grid, and they’re worried about blackouts.”
Community batteries are an emerging technology, and last month the Yarra Energy Foundation installed Australia’s first inner-urban community batteries in North Fitzroy.
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