Turn on or drop out: new rules could give energy consumers more power on the home front

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Allowing people to use multiple electricity providers could unleash the potential of EVs, solar panels and even hot water systems to feed back into the grid

Households could be paid for feeding energy back into the grid from their electric vehicles, while households and businesses could sign up for multiple electricity suppliers for different power uses, such as pool pumps and solar panels, and increased competition could save consumers money.

At least that’s the vision under draft rules aimed at changing how power companies and consumers interact.

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