Australia to mandate 3 hours of free electricity amid renewables glut

Move aims to correct imbalances between daytime oversupply and evening demand

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Over 4 million households in Australia have solar panels on their home. (AAP)

RURIKA IMAHASHI

SYDNEY -- The Australian government plans to start requiring power companies to provide at least three hours of free daytime electricity to customers in a bid to narrow the mismatch between renewable energy supply and demand.

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