When disasters strike, home batteries could be a lifeline
- Written by Jamshid Aghaei, Professor of Electrical Engineering at Central Queensland University, CQUniversity Australia
Extreme weather is placing greater strain on Australia’s power grids. In 2022, the record-breaking Northern Rivers floods blacked out almost 70,000 households. A powerful storm in 2024 cut electricity to more than half a million Victorians. In 2025, Cyclone Alfred left 320,000 homes without power.
Large-scale power outages often coincide...
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