The Australian government will provide taxpayer funding for a "smart energy trial" involving tens of thousands of customer devices.

Intellihub will receive $9.75 million (US$6.5 million) to launch a "demand flexibility platform" that will target "510 megawatts of aggregated load under control."

More than 140,000 customer devices will be voluntarily enrolled in the scheme which will initially target the integration of residential hot water systems and solar PV. With time, batteries, electric vehicle (EV) chargers, and pool pumps will also be incorporated into the system over a two-year time frame.

According to the government, the smart energy platform could save homes hundreds of dollars a year and enable grid infrastructure to be used more efficiently.

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