More people are cobbling together dangerous backyard power storage systems, and Victoria's energy safety regular says they are an 'explosion waiting to happen'.
An illegally installed battery system in the Melbourne suburb of Werribee. Energy Safe Victoria says it's seen a rise in the number of people building and installing their own battery energy storage systems .The fine for illegally install a BESS is $60,000 for home owners and $300,000 for businesses in Victoria.Share article
A BESS is a rechargeable battery system that collects energy from sources like the electricity grid, solar power or wind energy.Supplied: Leanne HughsonEnergy Safe Victoria chief executive Leanne Hughson said it was legal for anyone to make their own BESS, but it was illegal to install one without a licence."They can catch on fire, people can get electrocuted and they're not just putting themselves at risk, but also their loved ones and their neighbours.
"We saw one in Werribee … it was stacked four across with batteries and about 20 deep," she said."It was up against the wall of the house, up against the neighbours wall, it has lots of exposed parts, it was an explosion waiting to happen."In the Grampians in the state's west, a home was partially destroyed by a homemade battery system."That homeowner wasn't a qualified electrician and it caught on fire and partially destroyed that property.
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