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Panasonic signs battery storage deal with 3 Australian utilities
Panasonic targets Australia as first global market for battery storage, in deal with 3 utilities to trial 8kWh system. It says storage will double self consumption of solar households, but it intends to sell product through networks and retailers, challenging their business models. -
Why Australia will lead the world in solar + storage
Australia has the cheapest solar in the world, and will now become the world’s test site for battery storage. Enphase predicts that at least 100,000 homes in Australia will have storage by 2020, which is why it is launching its product here in 2016. -
Tesla battery storage will accelerate exit of coal generators
In one fell swoop, Tesla Energy has cut the price of battery storage by more than half. This makes solar and storage readily affordable in Australian homes, and has huge implications for pricing of networks. But it will also accelerate the exit of coal fired generation. -
Tesla launches home, business and utility battery storage range
Tesla says if customers can look after their own energy requirements, that will help wean the world off fossil fuels. Its new offerings include a 10kWh home battery storage for $US3,500. It will be offered in Australia early next year, and Tesla has teamed up with Reposit Power to allow households to use batteries to trade in NEM.
