When many homes export solar at once, street voltage rises and the wider grid sees demand fall to very low levels. Learn how voltage rise, network hosting capacity and minimum demand work, and why exports are sometimes limited on sunny days. Read More →
The retailer sends the bill, but a distribution network service provider owns the poles, wires and street transformers. Learn who does what in the electricity system, and why the network must approve solar and batteries before they connect. Read More →
Peak demand is the highest rate at which a network must deliver power, and it drives the size and cost of poles, wires and substations. Learn why networks and governments pay customers to trim those few critical hours. Read More →
Rooftop solar is one piece of a larger shift from coal-fired power to renewables, storage and smarter networks. This explainer covers what distributed solar contributes, the challenges it creates and how households can work with the changing grid. Read More →
