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Australians to get at least three hours a day of free solar power - even if they don’t have solar panels (www.theguardian.com)

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Australian households in three states will be promised access to at least three hours a day of free solar power, regardless of whether they have rooftop panels, the federal government has announced.

The “solar sharer” offer will be available to homes with smart meters – which is the majority of homes – in New South Wales, south-east Queensland and South Australia from July next year, with other areas to potentially follow in 2027.

The government said Australians could schedule appliances such as washing machines, dishwashers and air conditioners and charge electric vehicles and household batteries during this time.

More coverage on the ABC: Energy retailers to be directed to offer free power three hours a day

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[–] Beacon@fedia.io 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Very cool about why they're doing it!

But separately, i just looked at that chart at the top of the page, are you sure you're reading that right? What you described doesn't seem to be what the chart is showing. Maybe I'm the one reading it wrong, but the top chart is just showing amount of electricity generated by source type. Anything above zero is the amount of electricity that was generated.

[–] budget_biochemist@slrpnk.net 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

This link should show curtailment on. There should be a white-shaded bit at the very top (if not, click on the box on the left side under "Curtailment" and next to "Renewables").

[–] Beacon@fedia.io 1 points 1 day ago

Yup that link works now, thanks!