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Malcolm Turnbull: PM makes home blackout-proof with solar panels
PRIME Minister Malcolm Turnbull is making his harbourside mansion blackout-proof — by installing hi-tech new batteries to store energy generated by his rooftop solar panels.
Late last year, Mr Turnbull installed lithium-ion batteries at his home to store power generated by a series of rooftop solar panels, which were recently upgraded.
The PM’s office confirmed the work, which could keep the lights on at the Point Piper property in the event of a blackout.
NSW averted the threat of rolling blackouts on Friday, amid soaring temperatures that placed huge demand on the electricity grid.
Blackouts were only narrowly avoided because the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) ordered Newcastle’s Tomago aluminium smelter, which uses a whopping 10 per cent of the state’s electricity, to be turned off. Read more….