This week we speak to social scientist Dr Hedda Ransan-Cooper about her insights on community batteries and DER as it relates to residential customers. Hedda leads the social science program within the Battery Storage and Grid Integration Program (BSGIP) at ANU.We explore what differentiates a community battery from other battery projects, and community expectations around the problems these batteries should solve/ services they should provide. Hedda also highlights some of the issues and risks associated with an energy system relying on customer owned DER. Learn more about Hedda’s research here: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359314754_Neighbourhood_batteries_in_Australia_Anticipating_questions_of_value_conflict_and_injustice, https://www.researchgate.net/publication/372597082_Community_perspectives_on_microgrids_and_resilience_in_the_Eurobodalla_Australia and connect here https://au.linkedin.com/in/hedda-ransan-cooper-ba334a12