In this webinar, Professor Bruce Mountain Director of the Victoria Energy Policy Centre presents his latest research on reducing transmission costs and helping industrial and commercial premises cut electricity bills with innovative behind-the-metre energy solutions.

C4C has been a strong supporter of Professor Mountain’s work, particularly his insightful “Business Power” policy, which provides a practical approach to leveraging large-scale battery-backed rooftop PV systems for enhanced energy security and cost savings.

Professor Mountain discusses how businesses can capitalise on this model to participate in the electricity wholesale market by trading excess energy and securing power supply even during non-solar hours. The policy’s proposed solar feed-in floor price and battery discharge floor price could incentivise efficient energy generation and storage, ultimately driving down electricity costs and ensuring long-term energy resilience.