Exclusive: Experts say Tesla should be excluded from rebates for disabling function on its batteries in Australia that would let users alter power usage remotely
Experts warn that Tesla batteries sold in Australia have a key function which could allow users to sell power back to the grid disabled.Experts warn that Tesla batteries sold in Australia have a key function which could allow users to sell power back to the grid disabled.
The battery issue is only partly mitigated by third-party providers offering certain services for so-called virtual power plants that allow some outside involvement“Tesla battery owners who are part of virtual power plants have their batteries controlled by Tesla on behalf of third parties like Amber. Third parties are subject to Tesla’s commercial and operational conditions and they are not always in the interests of the owner of the battery,” Spaccavento added.
If the battery only has “cloud control”, devices that could be orchestrated will instead “fight each other” to the financial detriment of its owners and nullify its potential benefits for grid stability and other services, the veteran said. Authorities have had eight years to come up with appropriate standards.
A spokesperson for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission said it was up to governments to impose interoperability or access obligations on battery suppliers. Con Hristodoulidis, a policy director at Clean Energy Council, noted standards for the interoperability of consumer resources would hinge on a final report from the federal government.
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