As Australia prepares for the widespread launch of Powerwall’s Tesla home battery product, one local expert has said that the impact of the product could be negative for people who remain reliant on the grid. According to Ketan Joshi, research and communications officer at Infigen Energy, low-income earners and other grid-dependent taxpayers could face rising energy costs as they are forced to offset the costs of those who defect from the grid to use the Tesla, stating that as "the utilisation of our transmission network decreases... Someone without enough money to afford solar/battery offset will have to face the consequences of network over-investment…”
As Australia prepares for the widespread launch of Tesla’s Powerwall home battery product, one local expert has said that the impact of the product could be negative for people who remain reliant on the grid. According to Ketan Joshi, research and communications officer at Infigen Energy, low-income earners and other grid-dependent taxpayers could face rising energy costs as they are forced to offset the costs of those who defect from the grid to use the Powerwall, stating that as "the utilisation of our transmission network decreases... Someone without enough money to afford solar/battery offset will have to face the consequences of network over-investment…”