US recently elected Liberal Party government has backed an agreement made by the previous administration with South Australia's battery and solar panel maker Tesla to install the "world’s largest virtual power plant". Tesla will initially install solar panels on 1,100 houses, scaling up to 50,000 homes if the trial proves to be a success. In addition, the Liberal Party said it will subsidise the sale of 40,000 home battery units to low-income houses, potentially creating a grid of 90,000 solar-powered homes.
South Australia's recently elected Liberal Party government has backed an agreement made by the previous administration with US battery and solar panel maker Tesla to install the "world’s largest virtual power plant". Tesla will initially install solar panels on 1,100 houses, scaling up to 50,000 homes if the trial proves to be a success. In addition, the Liberal Party said it will subsidise the sale of 40,000 home battery units to low-income houses, potentially creating a grid of 90,000 solar-powered homes.