Oh FFS. This is actually I think what the government HOPED would happen: rapid uptake of individuals investing MASSIVELY to shift demand. Those massive batteries are not going to sit empty, and the concerns of parts not rated for high speed charging and discharging, ummm… EVs have been doing this for ages… high speed DC charging is over 100 years old - early EV DC charging existed before AC won (and will eventually lose again, amusingly enough).
The more resilient the power networks, the better for everyone, and the faster many distributed batteries are deployed, the better. Though I think the future of power grid is ultimately doomed, this buys us some time.
At least the Spam phone calls will stop…
The overhaul needs to include an audit of the companies making claims.
If they engaged in unsolicited phone calls to people on the Do Not Call list, they should have the subsidies repatriated back into the program.
I think the DNC-ignoring callers are likely scammers imitating the real installers trying to get card numbers. If you paid one, you’d lose your money and not get the system.
Scammers? Yes. Not part of the program? No.
Just like the Solar Panel Scheme, LED Scheme and Insulation Scheme before them, I am confident that there are opportunistic companies rorting the system with barely adequate product and unqualified labour.
Just like the serving politicians running the NDIS scam.
