Solar Carports save money and hassle of having no electricity
A news article this week, May 2018, tells us that it was only costly back-up power that saved the east coast of Australia from blackouts over the long, hot summer. Solar Carports can save money and the hassle of having no electricity!
Two Energy reports released
There were two reports released released by the Australian Energy Market Operator on Wednesday May 16th that show the regulator believes there would have been blackouts last summer in South Australia and Victoria but was saved by triggering backup power mechanism called the Reliability and Emergency Reserve Trader (RERT).
AEMO said in the reports that it wants to expand the scope of the RERT. The operator will push for new rules that would expand the time it can call on companies covered by the RERT to reduce power usage before expected hotter weather. AEMO want to move from giving 10 weeks notice to companies to nine months notice.
The operator found electricity demand across Australia’s east coast declined over summer but it was still a battle to stop hot weather – which puts greater pressure on power plants and power lines – from causing wide-spread blackouts.
It is understood that the statewide blackouts in South Australia last year cost $400-$600 million, with expectations that this would be significantly higher if a similar blackout were to occur in Victoria. The federal government has highlighted previous AEMO reports stating that more blackouts could be ahead for the east coast following AGL’s decision to close the Liddell coal-fired power station.
“Under the base-case scenario – which takes into account the generation AGL has already committed to – when Liddell retires there is a significant potential for involuntary load shedding during hot summer days, without additional investment in dispatchable resources,” AEMO said.
Solar Carports can save money and the hassle of having no electricity
There are many reasons to consider buying a solar carport. We think one of the best is that with a good battery system installed beside your solar carport, you are assured your own electricity in the many more hot summers to come.