South Australian households urged to ‘go off the grid’ as power prices rise

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South Australian households urged to ‘go off the grid’ as power prices rise

A top electricity researcher says solar panels and home battery systems may be the best way for South Australian households to escape the world’s most expensive power prices.

Carbon and Energy Markets director Bruce Mountain told the Adelaide Advertiser that South Australia was overtaking Denmark.

His newly published results found the state’s prices are three times that recorded in the US and about 50 percent higher than the UK.

He said a "tipping point" was arriving where it was becoming cheaper for most people to take charge of their own electricity at home and move way from the shared grid.

"It is already cheaper for households with a north-facing roof to meet their own supply with a combination of battery and solar, and those costs are continuing to decline," Mr Mountain told the Advertiser.
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