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Powering ahead with community batteries
Community-scale batteries are already achievable in Australia, will complement existing household batteries and will allow more solar energy to be stored in our suburbs, analysis from The Australian National University (ANU) shows.
With the move towards community-scale batteries gathering pace across the nation, two new reports from ANU show the best way forward when it comes to their rollout.
The batteries have power capacity of around one megawatt (MW), or enough to power around 100 houses. They help “soak up” solar power generated during the day, improving reliability.
“They have the potential to play an integral role in Australia’s transition to a decentralised grid by keeping generated energy close to where it will be used,” project lead Dr Marnie Shaw from the ANU Battery Storage and Grid Integration Program (BSGIP) said.
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Restaurant operators penalised $204,120
The Fair Work Ombudsman has secured court-ordered penalties against the operator of an Italian eatery, Gilson Restaurant, in the inner Melbourne suburb of South Yarra.
The Federal Circuit Court has imposed a $170,100 penalty against Domain Botanical Business Pty Ltd and $34,020 against James McBride, the company’s sole director.
The company admitted to having underpaid 40 employees a total of $53,850 between December 2017 and June 2018. Domain Botanical Business paid flat hourly rates, in some cases as low as $18 per hour, for its casuals which failed to meet minimum hourly rates, casual loading, overtime rates and various penalty rates owed under the Restaurant Industry Award 2010.
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