Over the Precipice: Transitional Pressures from Household PV Battery Adoption on Electricity Markets and the Potential for Decarbonisation

Abstract

The electricity system is undergoing simultaneous change from the integration of large-scale wind and solar farms to the rapid growth of rooftop solar in over 3 million Australian households. This research establishes a range of future impacts that households with solar PV and battery systems could have on the wider power sector, the extent to which policymakers may influence their outcome, and their potential contribution to decarbonisation as an emerging source of renewable energy.