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Re:Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone f... by testing22321 on Thursday November 06, 2025 @01:42PM (#45838726)
Basically every home in Australia, and certainly every home and business solar setup, has a smart meter that is grid connected and can be remotely shut down when needed. Or they even just limit the amount that can feedback to the grid if required I.e you’re making 8kw of solar, but it will only let you feed in 2 if the system determines that.

There is not “person” turning things on and off.

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Re:Australia has so much solar that it's offering everyone f... by viraptor on Thursday November 06, 2025 @03:31PM (#45840028)
Since this year, you're also forced to have the remote kill switch on the new solar installations at home.
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