Smart energy tech to help stabilise SA grid

Smart energy technology provider SolarEdge has announced that its products have met the new Dynamic Export Requirements that form part of the South Australian Government’s plan to stabilise the grid with sophisticated, remote cloud control technologies. The company said it was the first vendor to certify and offer this native dynamic export service to SA Power Networks.

The Dynamic Export Requirements call for all new solar systems to allow the network operator to remotely update solar systems’ grid export limits to help maintain grid stability. As part of the ‘Smarter Homes Program’ for distributed energy, starting in July 2023 SolarEdge’s residential and small commercial systems in South Australia will be able to respond to network constraint issues through dynamic control of solar energy exports to the grid.

The benefit to SolarEdge system owners, the company said, is that for most of the year, they will be able to export up to six times more energy back into the grid, compared to non-compliant sites which will be limited to small, 1.5 kW fixed export power limits. SolarEdge’s smart inverters achieve this capability without adding third-party controllers.

“Australia is an early adopter of renewable energy technologies, with challenging and complex grid requirements,” said SolarEdge CEO Zvi Lando. “We are proud to be part of this milestone pioneered by SA Power Networks and we are excited to help network operators solving congestion issues to further increase solar adoption.”

Image caption: Illustration of SolarEdge’s remote cloud control technologies. Image: Supplied