South Australia depends on a lot of renewables, such as solar, but what happens at night, or on cloudy days, when the solar panels aren’t generating much energy? Sadly, we have to buy our energy from another source, such as Victoria (nasty coal power!). To avoid this, we can utilise new technology like virtual power [...]
A battery big enough to provide power for a whole street - seems like a great idea, hey? Unfortunately the numbers don't always stack up, and any installation of a battery 'in front of meter' (as opposed to 'behind the meter' or at one site only for that site's benefit) needs to be carefully scrutinised. [...]
2023 has been a busy year for Tandem Energy, but they say time flies when you’re having fun (saving the world). Here are just some of the projects we’ve worked on this year. We love working with our good friends at City of Adelaide so we’ve done a lot with them including: Energy and resource [...]
What a ride! It has been over a year since we leased our Nissan Leaf. To be honest I didn’t care much about the actual car to start with as it was the only electric vehicle in our price range. I had decided years ago that our next car will be an electric car, [...]
Live data from Wattwatchers app In today’s modern world, data is power. And in the energy sphere, data is vital to determining how you can save money. Everyone receives electricity bills from their retailer, outlining how much electricity was consumed for a particular period. However, these bills are often received many [...]
The Federal Government has announced that they will provide $50 million in grants to eligible businesses and community organisations through the Energy Efficient Communities Program. Interestingly, some local MPs in South Australia have decided to promote this program through their own networks, leading to some confusion. Here is the information to date as can be [...]
When it comes to energy storage, batteries are certainly the flavour of the month, however there are other alternatives. Depending on your industry and site capabilities, you may find options such as thermal storage viable. The below extract is written by Heather Smith, SA energy extraordinaire and Tandem Energy consultant. The article focuses on the [...]
Like many South Australians, Jemma B and her family installed a solar system from Tandem Energy to help combat our notoriously high energy prices. However, as for many solar owners, this did not result in zero net energy bill, or even credit, at the end of the quarter. Jemma suspected that she was not getting [...]
The recent Australian Energy Market Commission’s (AEMC) 2018 National Retail Energy Report highlights an all-time low in consumer confidence in the Australian energy retail market. Only one in four consumers believe energy retailers are working in their long-term interests, falling from 50 to 39 per cent on the previous year. Here in South Australia, consumer [...]
Greeting from fresh but sunny Munich. It is day two at Intersolar. There is so much happening here that it is easy to get sidetracked and distracted. This morning I had to refocus with a pretzel and coffee to remind me that I am here to learn more about development in microgrids. What's on [...]