Almost half of Australian businesses are going to renewables

Almost half of Australia’s large businesses are actively transitioning to cheaper renewable energy, including many going off the grid by building their own generators and battery storage, as power bills threaten their bottom line.

The main motivation is increasing energy prices. The average household and small-business energy bill is more than 80% higher than a decade ago. Gas prices have increased threefold in five years.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/may/15/almsost-half-of-australian-big-business-moving-to-renewables