Tuesday 13 February 2018

Are new home builds with solar and battery to become the norm?

Tesla Powerwall and EV charger in garage of a Metricon display home (One Step off the Grid)

Major Australian home builder Metricon, offers to build new homes with solar panels, battery storage and, if desired, an electric vehicle (EV) car charger. Of around 1000 new homes built in NSW in a year, more than half have had the solar and battery added - a “Solar ChargePack” offer. That is because more customers are opting to include energy security since the price of electricity in Australia is high and rising.

The Solar ChargePack includes 5.4kW of rooftop solar and a Tesla Powerwall 2 battery with 13.5kWh of electricity storage. They are even offering the chance to win a Tesla Model S EV as an incentive!

For further reading see:
New-build homes with solar and storage? “It’s going to be the norm”. One Step of the Grid, February 14, 2018.
Postscript: CEFC backs push for solar and storage in all new-build homes. One Step off the Grid, March 15, 2018.
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  1. Donella J16 February 2018 at 16:48

    Thanks for this post, Julie. One day in the not too distant future (I hope) this will be the norm in new homes.

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