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Using Hot Water to Balance the Grid

December 17, 2024 admin agl, arena, Australia, australian renewable energy agency (arena), demand response, energy efficiency, grid, heat pump water heaters, heat pumps, Smart Grid, smart meters, south australia

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 23:42:15 +0000

The humble electric hot water system, hidden usually in a corner of the garage, or even sometimes stuck outside the house in Australia, is being repurposed to balance the grid. For years, we have used tariff 33 to switch on our hot water systems at night for lower-cost electricity from … [continued]

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Sometimes the Sun Don’t Shine … Enough

November 26, 2024 admin aemo, agl, agl energy, Australia, australia solar energy, australian energy market operator (aemo), clean power, Solar energy, wind energy

Credit to Author: David Waterworth| Date: Sat, 23 Nov 2024 04:55:14 +0000

It’s been a miserable rainy week with loads of cloud cover here in Brisbane, Queensland. And you know what, the naysayers were right, sometimes the sun don’t shine. Or at least, doesn’t shine enough. This week, for the first time in months, I have had to use grid power to … [continued]

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