Push for More Solar to Cut Water Heating Bills

Published on August 23, 2024

The Institute of Energy Economic and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) says giving customers more choice to use solar energy for water heating, could cut power bills and relieve pressure on the national grid. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water’s (DCCEEW) data shows that 32 percent of the country’s total electricity generation comes from renewable energy sources, with 14 percent from solar. DCCEEW data also showed that solar hot water produced 21.3 petajoules of energy, which is 4.2 percent of Australia’s total renewable energy mix. “It is possible to treat a home hot water system like a thermal battery, storing heat in hot water until it is needed,” said Gabrielle Kuiper, distributed energy resources specialist and guest contributor at IEEFA....

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