I am very keen for batteries. We have 20’ish kw of solar and so much is wasted because of export limits. If I could pump all that waste in to a battery to use over the peak period of an afternoon/evening we’d greatly reduce our bills.
Labor will announce home battery rebate in “coming days,” says federal treasurer
Submitted 1 month ago by kudra@sh.itjust.works to australianpolitics@aussie.zone
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trk@aussie.zone 1 month ago
hanrahan@slrpnk.net 1 month ago
Grab a new V2H/V2G charger as they start to come out and add it to an ecar.
zecar.com/…/bidirectional-v2h-and-v2g-ev-chargers…
The batteries on ecars are massive in conparison to home battieries.
trk@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Got an EV too - 85kw’ish of battery ready to roll.
Would love to soak it up over peak period, then recharge it overnight at off peak rates. Doing that alone would be a big saving.
Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 1 month ago
…com.au/…/redearth-bidirectional-chargers-mb3054/
Was interested in this one as
Through a partnership agreement with ambibox, RedEarth will produce the devices from its facility at Darra in Brisbane’s south-west suburbs – the first company to manufacture (assemble?) bi-directional chargers locally.
But have to see how it compares
dockedatthewrongworf@aussie.zone 1 month ago
I wonder if this will also include extra subsidies for electric vehicles which support bidirectional charging. Could really help push for an increase in electric vehicle uptake if you can also use it as a battery overnight.
Auzy@aussie.zone 1 month ago
This is something I’ve been waiting for, for ages, and is the reason I didn’t get any previously (because the interest free loan didn’t make sense, because of the risk of batteries dropping faster than any savings from the loan)
If it’s a good deal, I’ll likely buy more Solar panels too and double them from 6.6kw (5kw inverter).
Obviously, wouldn’t be buying a tesla powerwall, but ideally something AC coupled still (so really hoping BYD makes something like that)
hanrahan@slrpnk.net 1 month ago
grab a BYD var and do this ?
Auzy@aussie.zone 1 month ago
I am want to sell my jeep… Been waiting for a 4wd which is cheap enough though, with enough range. Don’t need towing capacity at all, but need the capabilities if things go to crap (I operate a hiking group, and at least 1 or 2 overnight trips we went on, the weather turned to complete crap the next day and we needed high clearance to get out of it… But places like Falls Creek at 450km from me (so 900 round trip), so range is somewhat important too, but I do accept that on the way home from some of these things, I might charge
Ideally want an EV though with enough range. Of its a Hybrid, I’d only need something with only a tiny pissy petrol engine, for emergency use that can be disabled mostly.
Really, no idea why people wouldn’t want an EV if one suited
kudra@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
I think it’s taking longer for bidirectional to be legal in most parts of Australia, though that might be happening soon. V2G is going to be a game changer for reducing dependence on coal, can’t come soon enough!
Whirlybird@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Hopefully they’re decent rebates on decent battery systems, and not means tested so only the low income earners would qualify (but couldn’t afford anyway).
Every year I run the numbers to see if it makes sense to get batteries, and every year it doesn’t. Would love to go completely off grid.
Whirlybird@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Apparently the subsidy requires you to be connected to a “virtual power plant” plan with your energy company, which means that they control when your battery feeds back in to the grid or can be used by you. This is pretty much a deal breaker for me and should be for most people.
What it means is that the power company could force your battery to send its power to the grid at peak times, meaning any power you use comes from the grid, and your battery gets drained without them paying you a cent. It means that you could potentially not save a single cent on your power bill, while saving the power company money.
kudra@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
I’m with Amber, and while I don’t have a battery yet, their VPP offering does appear different to most. I’d be wanting to check the conditions if this goes ahead as I would not want to sign up if I wasn’t allowed to control when power is sent to to the grid.
TassieTosser@aussie.zone 1 month ago
Hope this’ll be better regulated than the pink batts. Otherwise it’s not gonna be a good time when people opt for the cheapest batteries and cheapest tradies.
Kanzar@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Statistically, how did the pink batt scheme fall short of your expectations/hopes?
null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 month ago
They interviewed this guy in a van on today tonight. /s
Auzy@aussie.zone 1 month ago
I liked the idea… But, I have a massive pile of pink batts sitting above my bedroom at the moment (from before I bought the house). And they’re likely so compressed now, they’re unusable (I plan to replace them with cross thatched insulation to reduce sound from outside, as I only have blow in at the moment)