Dynamic pricing and deployment of digital smart meters should by mandatory in all electric grids dominated by renewables. Large electric consumers are already buying electricity at dynamic prices, small consumers should have the same incentives to shift the demand to day hours.
I'm so on board for this. It would be kind of fun to wire all my appliances in to home assistant to have the dishwasher / dryer / etc all run during the free hours.
I imagine eventually we might end up with some thermal storage where during peak renewable production you heat/freeze a large tank of water and then utilize it to heat/cool your house for the rest of the day. A large tank of water is much cheaper than battery storage.
loading story #48904313
loading story #48903300
Or plug them into a UPS that charges when it's free but you can run them whenever.
loading story #48903638
loading story #48903517
Victoria has had smart meters for two decades. The rollout started in 2006 and was basically complete a decade later.
The other states are aiming for a 100% rollout by 2030.