Big batteries are solving a longstanding problem with solar power in California. Can they do the same for Australia?
- Written by: Asma Aziz, Senior Lecturer in Power Engineering, Edith Cowan University
AllUNeed/ShutterstockWhen you graph electricity demand in power grids with lots of solar panels, it looks a bit like a duck, with high points in the morning and evening (when people are relying on the grid) and a big dip in the middle of the day (when many people use their own solar instead and need less from the grid). This is known as the...