Michael Mobbs, you might say, has been preparing for this moment his entire life. Facebook Twitter Pinterest A model of Mobb’s sustainable terrace home is part of the permanent exhibition at Sydney’s Powerhouse Museum. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Michael Mobbs with his home’s inverter, which manages inputs from the solar panels and batteries. Photograph: Jessica Hromas/The GuardianWhen NSW premier Bob Carr opened Mobbs’ sustainable house on 9 December 1996, he declared Sydney’s first self-sufficient home “a vision of the future”. But Mobbs is still locked in an ideological battle with Sydney Water, which he sees as prioritising desalination plants over home rainwater tanks and wastewater recycling systems.

Source: The Guardian September 28, 2019 19:52 UTC