Big battery told not to charge as rooftop solar repeatedly pushes grid demand below zero
Giles Parkinson
19 November 2025 3:28 PM

The Australian Energy Market Operator has been forced to intervene at least three times in the past week in the face of surging rooftop solar output, telling one of South Australia’s biggest batteries to empty its charge and go on standby as grid demand fell below zero.

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