Australia’s largest integrated energy company, AGL, has acquired South Australia’s Virtual Power Plant (SAVPP) from Tesla. The SAVPP was established in 2018 with support from the SA Government and ARENA. It includes distributed solar capacity and around 7,000 Powerwall home batteries installed on social and community housing. More batteries are planned for installation this year. AGL now owns these assets and provides discounted energy prices to participating residents. The systems are coordinated to support the electricity grid. AGL has also launched AGL Community Power to extend solar and battery access to those unable to purchase them. The company is focused on expanding this model across Australia. It aims to reach 1.6 GW of decentralised assets under orchestration by FY27.