How bushfires sparked a neighbourhood battery blueprint

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Mar 12, 202601:12:34Technology

Ben McGowan, managing director of community-owned retailer Indigo Power, on the key role mid-scale batteries can play in regional energy resilience. Plus news of the week.

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