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Trading electricity

Posted on: Sun 8 Oct 2017

Last year we explored the trial of a software program that tracks the movement of electricity from point to point which allowed consumers in a Fremantle housing development to trade rooftop solar energy with each other, without the addition of market costs and commercial margins. The company behind this technology is Perth-based blockchain energy market provider, Power Ledger. Now, Power Ledger is partnering with power retailer Origin Energy to scale up its technology to allow for connectivity with the electricity grid. To find out the latest Barometer’s Des Lawrence spoke to Power Ledger co-founder Jemma Green.

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Origin Energy trials solar trading with blockchain start-up Power Ledger

Origin Energy trials solar trading with blockchain start-up Power Ledger

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