Big storm and no power in SA

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Originally Posted by 4bee

That is all the more reason to install a box of tricks (Power Diverter) if one has an Electric HW System.

It shoots excess Panel Generated power to the HWS instead of pushing it back to the grid. Saves us a Motza.


Whether that is a solution in your street I dunno as there may be other variables.


Energy Efficient | Power Diverter Australia Pty Ltd | Australia

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funny you mention that.
next door has a battery so she can dump her solar load into the battery to use at night.
nope, the battery trips with with the high voltage too.
shes asking for a a refund from the install people if they cant fix it.

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Originally Posted by Eevo

funny you mention that.
next door has a battery so she can dump her solar load into the battery to use at night.
nope, the battery trips with with the high voltage too.
shes asking for a a refund from the install people if they cant fix it.

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She certainly needs to get it sorted one way or the other.

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Originally Posted by 4bee

She certainly needs to get it sorted one way or the other.

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ive not told her, i think (but not sure), that my inverter is so old, that it doesnt cut out with high voltage. [bigwhistle]

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Originally Posted by Eevo

just found out today that solar is causing power outages in my street. voltage getting too high during the day. local transformer cant cope and dumps its load.

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Originally Posted by Eevo

ive not told her, i think (but not sure), that my inverter is so old, that it doesnt cut out with high voltage. [bigwhistle]

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Sounds like an own goal.

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Originally Posted by BradC

Sounds like an own goal.

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Mo


More important then as the authorities are talking about doing some weird things with Remote shutdowns & stuff .

I try to keep up but it is mindboggling so I just grin a bear it for now.


They didn't install the new Digital Meters for nothing, it seems.

South Australia signs supply deal for Playford big battery and Cultana Solar farm.

South Australia signs supply deal for Playford big battery and Cultana solar farm | RenewEconomy

Renewables overtake coal and gas for the first time in West. Aus.


Renewables overtake coal and gas for first time in Western Australia | RenewEconomy

Labor and the Greens lock in battery and EV support, phase out gas in the ACT.

Labor and Greens ink deal in ACT, lock in battery and EV support and gas phase out | RenewEconomy

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Renewables overtake coal and gas for the first time in West. Aus.


Renewables overtake coal and gas for first time in Western Australia | RenewEconomy

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bit of a ****ing competition in that article.

the only reason any state is ahead of the others is because investors and businesses chose to locate their generating and storage systems where they did.

it is becoming increasingly inevitable that state by state alternative power generation is taking over from the dinosoars and the coal/gas burners are doing nothing to stop it. In fact most of the utility owners are smartly investing in renewables.

I notice the naysayers here have gone very very quiet.

Businesses and state governments are bypassing the federal government because of its lack of leadership and just getting on with the job.