Transcript
Hi and welcome to another episode of Smarter Energy.
This time we'll be looking at one of the most exciting and revolutionary advances in energy consumption... battery storage systems.
If you've got solar panels at your place or you're thinking about getting solar, battery storage systems offer many great benefits.
So, how do they work? Well we're here in sunny Toowoomba to find out.
Solar energy is fantastic. You can use the sun's energy during the day and if you're generating a surplus you could even be paid for exporting electricity to the grid.
With the addition of the battery storage system, solar energy gets even better because now you can store excess electricity you've generated during the day for use later on in the evening.
This gives you options and more control over what to do with solar energy.
Best of all, whichever you decide...you're always going to save money on your power bill.
Another benefit of battery storage systems is, they can be used as a backup power source should the power ever go out.
So you'll never miss the important things in life.
Yay!!!
So how much is a battery storage system?
Well look they're not cheap, but ultimately they'll pay for themselves in electricity savings.
For most it's more about using more solar generation and wanting to experience the new technology.
More good news is that with our perfect weather for generating solar energy and many customers eagerness to adopt new technology, interest in battery storage systems is only expected to grow, which in turn will bring the cost of units down.
At Ergon, we're using the battery storage grid utility support system to improve the reliability of our network in remote locations and we support our customers in embracing this new technology.
It's just one of the ways that we're thinking forward.