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"Fears the Iran conflict would trigger a surge in power prices have been
unfounded. Why? One factor is the very rapid rollout of home and grid-scale
batteries.
As a result, Australia’s reliance on expensive gas has fallen and power prices
have stayed steady or even fallen.
Now it’s time for policymakers and households to look beyond batteries to hot
water systems. For the average Australian home, water heating is still the
biggest contributor to greenhouse gas emissions (25%). Reliance on gas is a key
reason.
Our research has shown efficient electric hot water systems could provide
energy storage equivalent to 2 million home batteries while saving billions in
energy bills.
Focusing on hot water makes sense. Helping households switch to new systems
with much cheaper running costs would act as a powerful lever for energy
affordability and equity, while reducing our dependence on fossil fuels."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
