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Australia’s new battery installation standard – what does it mean for you?
Australia now has a standard for residential battery storage installations. We look at what it means for customers, and installers.
Sophie Vorrath
Oct 18, 2019
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Is this the end of household battery storage in Australia?
Strict new standards predicted to make household battery storage “really hard, really complicated and really expensive,” and will likely put a massive brake on demand.
Sophie Vorrath
Oct 11, 2019
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Battery
Standards Australia claims “consensus” on strict new home battery rules
Controversial home battery installation rules look set to be adopted in Australia, after a vote on the latest draft of safety guidelines reportedly won “consensus” support. At least, we think that is what has happened.
Sophie Vorrath
Jul 25, 2019
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Australia home battery industry at risk as CEC backs bunker mentality
Battery storage companies fear for future in Australia after CEC decides to support strict new standards that will send price of installation rocketing.
Sophie Vorrath
Jul 19, 2019
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Revised battery standards again risk “banning” home installs
Latest Draft Standard for residential battery installations threatens same impact as scrapped “battery bunker” rule – blocking battery installations in, or on, homes.
Sophie Vorrath
Jun 20, 2019
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Battery ban off the table after industry roundtable “consensus”
Standards Australia says industry roundtable has broadly agreed to “review” proposed rule banning li-ion batteries from being installed inside homes and garages. But rifts emerge in industry.
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Sep 20, 2017
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AEMC suggests new body to decide on battery storage standards
As industry rejects Standards Australia home battery ban proposal, AEMC calls for new body to govern standards for distributed energy market.
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Aug 24, 2017
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Warnings of energy storage market chaos, as industry unites against home battery ban
Australian energy storage industry registers thousands of protests against Standards Australia’s proposed home battery ban. Industry body says if draft adopted, the energy storage industry in Australia and globally will be “thrown into chaos.”
Sophie Vorrath
Aug 17, 2017
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NSW launches home battery guide, as race to “plug hole” threatens industry
New South Wales issues set of home battery storage guidelines, as industry warns against “jumping to an endgame” on safety.
Sophie Vorrath
Jul 18, 2017
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Standards Australia renews threat of home battery storage ban
Standards Australia guidelines may ban installations of battery storage in homes or garages, despite industry backlash against draft proposals.
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Jun 14, 2017
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Global battery storage industry to fight Australia home bans
Global battery storage companies prepare to fight proposed Australian standards that could effectively ban battery storage from homes and garages, and put major dent into Australia’s claims of being first mass-market for the technology.
Giles Parkinson & Sophie Vorrath
Feb 24, 2017
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