Harness The Sun With Community Batteries

Test your knowledge and have your say on community batteries.

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* 1. Before you start, how familiar are you with the idea of a community battery?

I've never heard of it

I'm not very familiar, but I've heard of it on the news or from a friend

I know the basics

I'm interested and feel well-informed

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* 2. Ok, what is your postcode?

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* 3. In Australia's National Energy Market (NEM), we currently have 2.75GW of energy storage. How much storage, in gigawatts (GW), does the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) predict we may need by 2050?

11 GW

38 GW

50 GW

61 GW

99 GW

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* 4. What form of energy are community batteries intended to charge from?

Nuclear energy

Kinetic energy

Hydroelectric energy

Solar energy

Wind energy

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* 5. Rank the following benefits of a community battery in order of importance to you.

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* 6. What challenges could a community battery help to overcome? (Tick all that apply)

Solar energy waste

Energy inequity

Deforestation

Energy affordability

Plastic pollution

Export limits on rooftop solar

Grid instability

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* 7. Do you have any concerns about a community battery being installed in your neighbourhood?

Visual impact

Potential noise

Safety/risks

Cost of project

Insufficient community engagement or communication

Environmental impact

No concerns

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Where was Victoria's first ever inner-urban community battery installed in 2022?

St Kilda, Melbourne

Eureka, Ballarat

Fitzroy North, Melbourne

Hamlyn Heights, Geelong

Richmond, Melbourne

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* 9. **How does the Fitzroy North community battery help reduce 'solar energy waste'?**

The battery charges from the neighbourhood's excess solar exports and releases it during the evening peak demand.

The battery charges overnight and releases energy to residents without rooftop solar during the day.

Residents with rooftop solar select how much they wish to contribute to the community battery via a setting on their solar inverter.

The community battery uses all the solar in the neighbourhood until it is fully charged and releases it during the evening peak demand.

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* 10. The beautiful artwork by local artist Hayden Dewar was selected for the Fitzroy North Community Battery by:

Yarra City Council

The Local Community

Yarra Energy Foundation

Kylie Minogue

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* 11. The Fitzroy North community battery is a similar physical size to:

Four large fridges

A shipping container

A Tesla Powerwall

A double-storey house

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* 12. The Fitzroy North Community Battery has a storage capacity of 309kWh - this is the same storage capacity as how many standard laptop batteries?

~70 laptop batteries

~700 laptop batteries

~7,000 laptop batteries

~70,000 laptop batteries

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* 13. The Fitzroy North community battery is as loud as:

A jet engine

A normal conversation

A dog barking

Total silence

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* 14. Out of each of the following 4 neighbourhoods which best suits a solar soaking community battery?

Neighbourhood A: Mostly commercial shops with only a few residential properties. The shops are all open during the day and closed at night. A public swimming pool which uses a lot of energy is also open during the day but closed at night. Very little solar has been installed in this neighbourhood.

Neighbourhood B: Mostly commercial with a few residential properties. The commercial buildings are cafés which are open in the daytime but closed at night. Almost all of the buildings in this neighbourhood have solar installed.

Neighbourhood C: Mostly residential with a few cafés here and there. It also has a sports centre which uses a lot of power and is used mostly in the evenings. Many of the residential properties, as well as the sports centre, have solar installed.

Neighbourhood D: Only residential properties. However, very little solar has been installed.

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* 15. How much funding has the Victorian Government committed to developing and implementing innovative community batteries?

$52,900

$20 million

$52.9 million

$650 million

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* 16. How do you feel about a community battery potentially being installed in your neighbourhood?

Strongly supportive

Somewhat supportive

Neutral

Somewhat opposed

Strongly opposed

Additional thoughts

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* 17. What is your email address?

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* 18. Would you like to receive monthly updates from Yarra Energy Foundation?

Yes

Harness The Sun With Community Batteries

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* 1. Before you start, how familiar are you with the idea of a community battery?

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* 2. Ok, what is your postcode?

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* 3. In Australia's National Energy Market (NEM), we currently have 2.75GW of energy storage. How much storage, in gigawatts (GW), does the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) predict we may need by 2050?

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* 4. What form of energy are community batteries intended to charge from?

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* 5. Rank the following benefits of a community battery in order of importance to you.

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* 6. What challenges could a community battery help to overcome? (Tick all that apply)

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* 7. Do you have any concerns about a community battery being installed in your neighbourhood?

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* 8. Where was Victoria's first ever inner-urban community battery installed in 2022?

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* 9. How does the Fitzroy North community battery help reduce 'solar energy waste'?

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* 10. The beautiful artwork by local artist Hayden Dewar was selected for the Fitzroy North Community Battery by:

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* 11. The Fitzroy North community battery is a similar physical size to:

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* 12. The Fitzroy North Community Battery has a storage capacity of 309kWh - this is the same storage capacity as how many standard laptop batteries?

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* 13. The Fitzroy North community battery is as loud as:

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* 14. Out of each of the following 4 neighbourhoods which best suits a solar soaking community battery?

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* 15. How much funding has the Victorian Government committed to developing and implementing innovative community batteries?

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* 16. How do you feel about a community battery potentially being installed in your neighbourhood?

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* 17. What is your email address?

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* 18. Would you like to receive monthly updates from Yarra Energy Foundation?

* 9. **How does the Fitzroy North community battery help reduce 'solar energy waste'?**