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Bloomberg journalist covering climate & energy transition in Australia and beyond. She/her. Stories here: https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/AVpmg49A96U/keira-wright
There aren't many stories that prompt gasps at our editors' daily budget meeting. But this was one.
ICE took 2 firefighters OFF THE FUCKING FIRE LINE!?
Federal agents showed up northeast of Lake Cushman to check identification of crew members fighting Washington's largest active wildfire.
Australia must set its 2035 emissions target by month’s end.
The Climate Change Authority recommended 65–75% cuts, but we’re still off track for 43% by 2030.
Interested to hear everyone's predictions for the new target, and whether we'll meet our current one before the end of the decade?
Sounds like a great solution for you. I wonder whether it will scale up much with the higher battery penetration, or stay niche because it needs folks to be so active in its management. For some people like you thats obviously a benefit, but I imagine others would see it as a detracting factor
Interesting. So you set your own charge / discharge times, right? Do you set it every day or come up with a price threshold? How much time do you spend trying to manage it?
Food for thought, thanks for sharing.
This is awesome, glad it's saving you cash. If you don't mind me asking, how much of a different has it made to your bill?
I've heard of local volts, but you're the first person Ive come across that uses it. Do you find that it takes much effort/time to engage with versus a traditional VPP?
This is very interesting, thanks for sharing. Out of curiosity, do you know how the power market volatility in Germany compares to Australia? I don't know much about the system setup there
That's not to say that I don't think they will ease bills, just that questions definitely still remain
Even with the 30% rebate home batteries are very pricey and may take years to pay off. Also, making money from batteries relies on volatility (charging when prices are low, discharging when it is high) and that might not stick around depending on how the next few years of grid investment goes
How do you buy your power wholesale? Are you part of a VPP? That's super interesting that it is so much cheaper.
