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By Martin Nicholson, published 12/11/2015While neighbours had candles in their windows at night because of a blackout, we had a fully functioning electricity system.
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It's also a worry that AEMO's report on emerging technologies predicts 8 Gwh of stationary battery storage by 2035 when nationally we use 248,000 Gwh a year. I make that less than half an hour of supply. An earlier OLO article by Richard Di Natale's off-grid neighbour recommended 5 days of storage.
Sometimes provocation is used as a defence. If diesel generators are coming to the suburbs I foresee sledgehammer attacks at 11 pm. Homes staying on the grid may end up paying more. Apart from conflict between neighbours I don't think home generators are a sign of progress.