Sydney -based energy Agl has purchased 100% of social housing VPP in South Australia TeslaGiving access to a growing network of residential solar and battery systems.
AGL said it will install 400 extra home batteries in 2025 as part of a deal reported by the Australian Financial Review To be worth tens of millions of dollars. The agreement comprises 25 MW Solar and 7,000 Tesla Powerwall Systems – a total of 37 MW – on social and community sites.
The company plans to integrate the VPP with its East Coast VPP that is active in New South Wales, Victoria and Queensland.
AGL Chief Customer Officer Jo Ean said that AGL is aimed at increasing his flexible load in management and virtual power plant to support the energy transition.
“AGL is a leader in the technology of virtual power plants and now proudly has one of the largest virtual power plants for residential batteries in Australia, which makes us closer to our FY27 goal of 1.6 GW Decentralized assets under orchestration“Egan said. “This deal follows our existing community support to tackle the costs of living and is part of the continuous focus of Agl to ensure that all customers and communities can participate in the benefits of the energy transition.”
In June 2024, AGL Aud invested 150 million ($ 98 million) for an interest of 20% in Smart Energy Platform Kaluzaowned by the British electricity supplier OVO Energy, to transform its retail activities. Kaluza also serves as an energy management system with which customers Manage the use of solar energy on the roof And Roast export and to orchestrate the charging of electric vehicles, storage systems for batteries and other flexible devices.
The acquisition of the South Australian VPP coincides with the launch of AGL of a Community Power program to find its commitment to find innovative ways to share the benefits of the energy transition.
The announcements come a month after the launch of the cheaper home battery program of the federal government, which requires battery systems on Grid, including the inverter, the technical possibility to participate in a VPP to be eligible.
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