Comment by the_why_of_y
8 hours ago
Australian households will be able to access free electricity for three hours every day, in an effort to encourage energy use when excess solar power is being fed into the grid.
The federal government scheme will require retailers to offer free electricity to households for at least three hours in the middle of the day, when there is often more electricity generated than is being used, leading to very cheap or even negative wholesale prices.
Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen said the scheme would share around the benefits of solar panels, including to those without panels or who rented their homes.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-03/energy-retailers-offe...
Free electricity in the middle of the day.
That’ll come in handy for the, actually way too many people, who are home during the middle of the day.
And how does that help people who already have solar? Free electricity in the middle of the day doesn’t really help them.
And, actually, has this been implemented yet? It’s been 6 months since it was announced.