
Residents in Melbourne, Australia, will this year begin moving into a new suburban neighbourhood where they will find a warm community spirit and an unusually sunny welcome waiting for them.
EnergyAustralia has teamed up with a property developer and a homebuilder to create a microgrid community of sustainable, solar-powered homes called Solstice Precinct in the Melbourne suburb of Wollert, on the city's northern fringe.
The development comprises 32 townhouses with 4kW solar systems, four more townhouses with 3kW systems, and a residents’ club with a 70kW system, all of which will store and share solar power generated from their rooftops.
The microgrid at Solstice Precinct will be supported by a centralised 100kW/270kWh battery energy storage system at the residents’ club.