Renewable Energy Storage for the Home

Renewable Energy Storage for the Home: Home, Community and Electric Vehicle Batteries

Join us for an engaging session on the evolving world of battery storage, from the latest in home battery systems to how electric vehicles can power your home or community through Vehicle-to-Grid (V2G),Vehicle-to-Load (V2L) and Vehicle-to-Home (V2H) technologies.

With the rollout of the Cheaper Home Batteries Program from July 1, there's never been a better time to explore your options.

This session will cover:

The benefits and challenges of installing a home battery
How EVs can store and supply energy
The role of community and pole-top batteries in stabilising local networks
Opportunities to join or create Virtual Power Plants and smart local energy networks
How household and community storage connects with the broader electricity distribution network

Whether you are a homeowner, renter, community group, installer or simply curious about where our energy future is heading, this session is for you.

Speakers:

Geoff Bragg, Training & Standards Coordinator, Smart Energy Council
Home and small business battery systems and the Cheaper Home Batteries Program
Bridie Schmidt, EV Hub Editor, The NRMA
Bidirectional EV Chargers Explained: V2G, V2H and V2L
Sally Hunter,Managing Director, Geni.Energy
Community-led generation and storage for business, home and farm
Alistair Fletcher, Commercial Specialist – Network Storage, Essential Energy
Larger-scale storage that delivers benefits back to participating customers: trialling pole-top and community batteries.

Free to attend. All welcome.
Bring your questions and join the discussion.

This program is made possible thanks to grant funding provided by the Paul Ramsay Foundation through the Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal's Community Led Climate Solutions grant program.