Researchers talk to Bruny Islanders who have signed up to an experimental new method of managing energy. Chris Crerar February 19, 2018 Tesla’s ‘virtual power plant’ might be second‑best to real people power Hedda Ransan-Cooper, Australian National University; Archie Chapman, University of Sydney; Paul Scott, Australian National University, and Veryan Patterson Hann, University of Tasmania Our energy system puts consumers more or less at the mercy of business and regulators. What if the future of energy meant putting the power back in the hands of households?
