The Victorian study on stand alone power supply systems (SAPS)

To gain more information on stand alone power supply (SAPS) systems in Victoria the Victorian Solar Energy Council and the State Electricity Commission of Victoria recently carried out a two-part study on these systems. In the first part of the study, 12 homes with SAPS systems, in widespread areas of the state, were fitted with monitoring equipment to gather solar, wind and system energy data. The second part of the study was an attitude survey of SAPS system homeowners, carried out under contract by AGB-Spectrum, a market research organization. The results of both study segments are being used in the production of instructional brochures for the public and to provide feedback to the homeowners and the solar industry.