Green means go save AnglicareSA retirement living resident at Westbourne Park, Linda, is saving hundreds of dollars on her electricity bill each year, thanks to our award-winning Solar Program created in partnership with Believe Housing Australia, 369 Labs, and Beat Energy.
Using the 369 Labs device known as Pulse in each home, tenants can see when cheap, 100 per cent green energy is available for them to use, enabling them to shift their energy usage to maximise environmental and financial benefit. “Yesterday there was quite a lot of solar power being generated, and the Pulse was flashing green, so that was the time to do things like your washing,” Linda said.
“When it is dull, you don’t get the solar power as much. “I have been living in this home since it was built – it is well insulated and easy to maintain temperatures – and by using the Pulse, so far this year I have saved $274 on my energy costs.” Linda’s savings are being replicated across the Solar Program, with tenants on average saving 15 to 25 per cent on their energy bills, which equates to $250 to $300 each year. AnglicareSA Senior Manager, Commercial, John Dagas, said it had been forecast that AnglicareSA’s 190 solar systems would generate approximately 1.3 million kWh of solar power each year. “On average, this is sufficient to power approximately 520 homes; however, at present a significant proportion of the power generated is being fed back into the grid,” John said. Solar Program partner 369 Labs is a leader in the industry for the development and application of a Virtual Power Plant. The Virtual Power Plant enables excess power generated from the solar panels to be made available to AnglicareSA and Believe Housing customers who do not have suitable roof space for a solar system, enabling them to share in renewable power at significantly reduced rates. “The plan is to continue to sign up new AnglicareSA and Believe Housing tenants, so that more South Australians can share in cheaper power, which will assist them in meeting their ever-increasing living costs,” John said.
“So far this year I saved $274 on my energy costs.”
Linda is saving on her energy bills thanks to our award-winning Solar Program
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