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Home battery installations will match the scale of Snowy Hydro scheme – in a single year
Household battery numbers continue to defy all predictions, and they now look set to match the scale of the entire Snowy Mountains scheme in a single year.
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Jan 16, 2026
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Australia’s climate hit regions will need fit-for-future science and modelling
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One ship loaded with solar PV is now worth more to the grid than 120 coal-carriers
Technology gains mean that one ship load of solar PV panels is now worth more to the grid than 120 coal carriers, or 57 LNG tankers.
Ray Wills
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Five million households are paying way too much on their electricity bill
Three quarters of the 6.8 million residential electricity customers in the National Energy Market are not on their retailer’s cheapest plan. It’s time to change!
Ted Woodley
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Networks are losing volume to rooftop PV and home batteries, and we now have a tariff problem
Electricity networks face a structural challenge – their regulated revenue model is being challenged by rooftop PV, and this trend will accelerate with home batteries.
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Jan 14, 2026
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Home battery installations will match the scale of Snowy Hydro scheme – in a single year
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Jan 16, 2026
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Australia’s climate hit regions will need fit-for-future science and modelling
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Jan 16, 2026
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One ship loaded with solar PV is now worth more to the grid than 120 coal-carriers
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Jan 16, 2026
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Five million households are paying way too much on their electricity bill
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Networks are losing volume to rooftop PV and home batteries, and we now have a tariff problem
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Jan 14, 2026
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Jan 13, 2026
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More than just “fuel saving:” How rooftop PV slashed grid demand in middle of heatwave
In last week’s heatwave, wind and solar generation were excellent, as they typically are on extreme demand days – certainly doing more than just ‘fuel saving’.
David Osmond
Jan 11, 2026
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