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  • Aldi Solar heads west as it expands its PV and home battery offer across Australia
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    Aldi Solar heads west as it expands its PV and home battery offer across Australia

    Super-affordable solar and battery offer from the German discount supermarket chain has now been extended to six states and territories across Australia.
    Joshua S Hill
    Aug 5, 2026
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  • Rooftop solar’s record run continues, as battery-charged PV market chalks up biggest half-year ever
    Renewables

    Rooftop solar’s record run continues, as battery-charged PV market chalks up biggest half-year ever

    Australia’s rooftop solar market continues its record-breaking run, riding the coat-tails of the federal Cheaper Home Batteries scheme to cap off its highest January–July tally on record for new installations.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Aug 4, 2026
    3
  • Home battery market undergoes “healthy reset,” as rooftop solar lingers in record territory
    Solar

    Home battery market undergoes “healthy reset,” as rooftop solar lingers in record territory

    Australia’s home battery market is undergoing a “healthy reset,” new data shows, with battery sizes and installation numbers both falling.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Jul 9, 2026
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  • Households still going big on solar and storage, but new battery rebate settings calm red-hot market
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    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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  • Solar Sharer: Big savings predicted for some households from “three hours of free power” offer
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    Solar Sharer: Big savings predicted for some households from “three hours of free power” offer

    State reveals new details of its “free power” plan that will launch in October, while national regulator offers fresh advice on Solar Sharer ahead of its July kick-off.
    Sophie Vorrath
    May 28, 2026
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  • State says households should get paid up to 33c/kWh for rooftop solar exported into evening peak
    Policy & Planning

    State says households should get paid up to 33c/kWh for rooftop solar exported into evening peak

    Regulator recommends solar and battery households should get paid up to 33 cents a kilowatt-hour for power sent to grid in evening peak. But will retailers play along?
    Sophie Vorrath
    May 25, 2026
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  • How mapping of PV “fingerprints” can indicate what the rooftop solar juggernaut will do next
    Solar

    How mapping of PV “fingerprints” can indicate what the rooftop solar juggernaut will do next

    A computer scientist has found a way to accurately forecast what rooftop solar — the invisible units that are now Australia’s bigger generator — will do next.
    Rachel Williamson
    May 7, 2026
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  • Huge home batteries inspire “made for Australia” rooftop solar panel, offering more power over less space
    Solar

    Huge home batteries inspire “made for Australia” rooftop solar panel, offering more power over less space

    China solar giant launches a new PV module designed specifically for the Australian market, where households are squeezing as much capacity on their roofs as possible to fill their huge home batteries.
    Sophie Vorrath & Joshua S. Hill
    May 7, 2026
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  • How rooftop solar and home batteries became “kryptonite” to big coal and the fossil fuel industry
    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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  • Rebate “frenzy” shatters records for home batteries – and doubles year-on-year rooftop solar growth
    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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  • Bunnings extends zero up-front home solar and battery deal to three new states
    Electrification

    Bunnings extends zero up-front home solar and battery deal to three new states

    Bunnings is rolling out its solar-battery subscription service to cities across the east coast after proving the idea in a trial across Sydney and Newcastle.
    Rachel Williamson
    Apr 24, 2026
    3
  • NZ orders networks to “buy back” rooftop solar during peaks, in suite of DER-boosting reforms
    Policy & Planning

    NZ orders networks to “buy back” rooftop solar during peaks, in suite of DER-boosting reforms

    No rebates has meant slow rooftop solar uptake in NZ. But a range of progressive electricity market reforms is seeking to unlock the full value of distributed energy for consumers and the grid.
    Rachel Williamson
    Apr 8, 2026
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