Jon Coffey wants to install a battery system so he can store the solar power output when he's not at home — but he says he's "looking at nearly $20,000" to fund it.
I was quoted around $15,500-$16,000 for a 12.8 to 13.5 kWh battery plus install for comparison.
“When I’m talking to my neighbours and friends, they are also increasingly frustrated, angry even, about what they see as a lack of action to help them manage electricity prices to their betterment,” he said.
Mr Coffey wants to install a battery system so he can store the solar power output when he’s “not at home in the middle of the day”.
Last year, AEMO CEO Daniel Westermen said the 3.5 million rooftop solar systems across Australia — surging when the sun shines and dropping off when it sets — could pose risks to grid stability.
Queensland Energy Minister Mick de Brenni said the home battery subsidy program would be evaluated to “inform further government consideration of additional support for households to adopt technology to lower bills and reduce emissions”.
The Queensland opposition did not directly respond to questions about whether it had plans to subsidise the cost of home batteries for people to capture solar power during the day.
Dr Asma Aziz, an expert in renewable energy at Edith Cowan University, said while the cost of batteries is coming down, it is still prohibiting many from investing in the technology.
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“When I’m talking to my neighbours and friends, they are also increasingly frustrated, angry even, about what they see as a lack of action to help them manage electricity prices to their betterment,” he said.
Mr Coffey wants to install a battery system so he can store the solar power output when he’s “not at home in the middle of the day”.
Last year, AEMO CEO Daniel Westermen said the 3.5 million rooftop solar systems across Australia — surging when the sun shines and dropping off when it sets — could pose risks to grid stability.
Queensland Energy Minister Mick de Brenni said the home battery subsidy program would be evaluated to “inform further government consideration of additional support for households to adopt technology to lower bills and reduce emissions”.
The Queensland opposition did not directly respond to questions about whether it had plans to subsidise the cost of home batteries for people to capture solar power during the day.
Dr Asma Aziz, an expert in renewable energy at Edith Cowan University, said while the cost of batteries is coming down, it is still prohibiting many from investing in the technology.
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