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Storage

Passive home batteries deliver “enormous benefits” to the grid, says AEMO – even if not orchestrated in VPPs
Australia’s huge and growing fleet of home batteries are delivering “enormous benefits” to grid, even without being connected to VPPs, AEMO chief says.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 10, 2026

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Storage

Households still going big on solar and storage, but new battery rebate settings calm red-hot market
Changes to Cheaper Home Batteries scheme takes some heat out of a red-hot market – for both home solar and storage – but the numbers are still high.
Sophie Vorrath

Jun 3, 2026

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Storage

Best-selling battery supplier installs 25,000 systems in a month, says bigger still better after rebate changes
China home battery maker that has topped Australian sales charts since March says ‘bigger is better’ still applies under the new rebate settings.
Sophie Vorrath

May 7, 2026

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Renewables

How rooftop solar and home batteries became “kryptonite” to big coal and the fossil fuel industry
Smart Energy Council chief uses one of his last speeches in the role to celebrate Australia’s bottom-up energy revolution, in which home solar and batteries have “changed the dial in a very significant way.”
Sophie Vorrath

May 6, 2026

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Storage

Rebate “frenzy” shatters records for home batteries – and doubles year-on-year rooftop solar growth
Home battery installations shatter records in April, including a stunning new high for NSW and record volumes of new rooftop solar capacity across the country.
Sophie Vorrath

May 5, 2026

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Battery

Cheaper Home Batteries 2.0: How the rebate changes will affect prices and consumer choices
After 10 months and close to 350,000 installations, the home battery rebate is changing this week. What will this do to prices and consumer choice?
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 28, 2026

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Storage

“2 systems every 5 minutes:” Home battery records tumble as regulator issues fresh warning to installers
Newly minted leader of Australia’s home battery market claims stunning new installation record, as regulator warns time is running out under current rebate settings.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 10, 2026

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Storage

Home batteries get bigger and bigger, as race to beat rebate changes sparks last-ditch frenzy
A last-ditch scramble to get maximum value from the Cheaper Home Batteries rebate has “shattered” a range of records, including the average size of battery being installed.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 7, 2026

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Storage

Home battery rebate numbers surge past 300,000 as storage shields grid from overseas shocks
Australia setting battery records across the market as home energy rebate passes a new milestone and Bowen credits storage for shielding grid from overseas shocks.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 31, 2026

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Storage

Home battery boom delivers new market leader – this time from the budget end
Australia’s booming and hyper-competitive home battery market has a new number one brand claiming highest installed storage capacity based on February data.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 27, 2026

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Commentary

A home battery case study: From little interest in storage, to bills that are always in credit
Until recently, I had little interest in purchasing a household battery. I am now one of half a million Australians to have taken the plunge. Here’s how it’s going.
Ted Woodley

Mar 26, 2026

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Policy & Planning

Home battery rebate changes could mean “price difference of thousands of dollars,” regulator warns
Regulator warns industry to brace for changes to Cheaper Home Batteries scheme, to avoid promising prices and installation dates that can’t be honoured.
Sophie Vorrath

Mar 18, 2026

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