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Old 02-10-2020, 03:03 PM   #6762
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Originally Posted by Citroënbender View Post
A fringe question, I’ve considered it independently and also (subsequently) seen similar in the media.

Will increased rates of “working from home” and other related activities, be likely to raise power demand in Australian capital cities to the point where some load shedding or brown-outs are likely?

I’m considering a small standalone solar power system, and this may be the tipping point.
Depends on how cheap you can get a battery for I suggest.
There is talk of an overload of solar power due to the success of the rooftop rollout over recent years.
Too much solar, yeah I know right !

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-...rload/12608036

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-04-...in-sa/12202004
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