Solar Storage: Power to the People?

PV panels + storage (PVS) can become a major disruptor of the energy market by 2020 and thereafter. At first sight, self-production and local storage seems to be ‘power to the people’. But it’s too early to hoist the flag. A range of issues has to be addressed, not the least when increasingly more end-users start to apply PVS. When these users move towards grid defection, this development will alter revenue models of network operators an...

This year will be the watershed for energy storage. Falling prices for rooftop solar PV as well as for battery systems are about to create a market for residential buildings and small and medium enterprises (SME’s) to go - almost - off-grid. Australia, a rich and sun-stricken nation, is taking the lead. It will alter all utility business models. Renewable sources like wind energy and solar rooftop PV are gaining momentum in our energy mix w...