AEMO Calls for ‘Emergency’ Powers to Turn Off Rooftop Solar

With around 4 million solar rooftop systems, Australian regulators say there is now an issue of too much power generation.

Solar panels can be seen on a roof top in Albany, Western Australia, on Aug. 13. 2023. Susan Mortimer/The Epoch Times

The body tasked with keeping the lights on across Australia’s largest power grids, is calling for “emergency backstop” powers to turn down, or off, rooftop solar systems in extreme situations.

Close to 1.8 million Australian homes and businesses rely on solar power, part of a renewables boom supported by government.