New Energy
Australian Grid Wants Ability to Tame a World-Beating Solar Boom
- Grid operator urges for mechanisms to be in place by end-2025
- Systems include ability to remotely turn off solar systems
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Australia’s main grid is seeking powers to curb the amount of electricity supplied by the nation’s ubiquitous rooftop solar panels.
The Australian Energy Market Operator wants nationwide backstop mechanisms to manage the daily flood of output from the systems, it said Monday. With panels on a world-leading one-in-three households, the nation is undergoing one of the most rapid shifts away from a coal to a renewables-dominated grid.