Community Batteries are Helping Neighbours in Australia Share Energy – Here’s How

Takeaways:

• Community batteries are energy storage units that are based in local neighbourhoods, which residents who have solar panels can use to store electricity they haven’t used.
• In Australia, neighbourhoods are using community batteries to store solar energy locally to help reduce bills and ease pressure on the electricity grid at peak times.
• A one-megawatt hour (1MWh) battery can power up to 1,000 average homes for about two hours.

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