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Off-grid dream becomes reality as bushfire threat creates new era for power networks – ABC News
After last summer’s bushfires wiped out thousands of power poles, new systems are replacing the old way of supplying electricity. With energy companies leading…
In the days after last summer’s bushfires, Srisa Heffernan trampled around her mother’s farm to see if she could find anything that hadn’t been incinerated in the ferocious blaze.
Key points:
- Essential Energy says 3,200 poles were destroyed across New South Wales in bushfires last summer
- Energy companies are increasingly looking to replace power lines with standalone solar systems
- Consumer advocates say laws around standalone power systems need to catch up with industry
In a cruel blow, Srisa had…
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