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  • “Boom far from over,” but 2025 goes down in history as the year home batteries went mainstream
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    “Boom far from over,” but 2025 goes down in history as the year home batteries went mainstream

    New report released on first anniversary of Cheaper Home Batteries scheme confirms 2025 as a record smashing year for small-scale storage, and a game-changer for consumer energy.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Jul 1, 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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  • Rebate bonus: Rooftop solar charts stunning new installation record, spurred by home battery boom
    Renewables

    Rebate bonus: Rooftop solar charts stunning new installation record, spurred by home battery boom

    Rooftop solar charts record month of newly installed capacity across Australia, in a stunning reversal of what looked to be a slow decline in a battery obsessed market.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Apr 2, 2026
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  • Sigenergy crowned top home battery supplier in Australia, trumping Tesla and Sungrow
    Battery

    Sigenergy crowned top home battery supplier in Australia, trumping Tesla and Sungrow

    Less than three years after launching its home battery product, Sigenergy has dominated the Australian market, becoming the biggest seller in 2025.
    Rachel Williamson
    Jan 21, 2026
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  • Rooftop solar back on a roll as new system installs ride the battery boom to a 2025 high
    Renewables

    Rooftop solar back on a roll as new system installs ride the battery boom to a 2025 high

    Rooftop solar installs jump to their highest levels yet in 2025, with a return to form for the small-scale PV market in a year that has seen home batteries steal the limelight.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Dec 2, 2025
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  • After a year of smashing records, will 2024 be the year we take rooftop solar seriously?
    Solar

    After a year of smashing records, will 2024 be the year we take rooftop solar seriously?

    The latest SunWiz data shows Australia’s rooftop solar market growth is showing now signs of slowing – making 2024 the year we must take its role in the energy mix seriously.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Jan 9, 2024
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  • 2023 in review: Australia nears half-way mark to 82% renewables
    Renewables

    2023 in review: Australia nears half-way mark to 82% renewables

    Renewables combined to supply an average share of nearly 40% across Australia’s main grids for the year. We look back at the stats and records.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Jan 8, 2024
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  • Rooftop solar installs smash record as households turn to bigger systems, put pressure on coal
    Solar

    Rooftop solar installs smash record as households turn to bigger systems, put pressure on coal

    Rooftop solar installs smash monthly records in November, as system sizes reach nearly 10kW and the coal industry faces another big bite out of its midday market lunch.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Dec 4, 2023
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  • Record year for rooftop solar growth? October installation data bodes well
    Solar

    Record year for rooftop solar growth? October installation data bodes well

    Nationwide rooftop solar installations jumped 11 per cent in October, putting Australia on track to beat the 2021 record for small-scale PV growth.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Nov 3, 2023
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  • Another solar record falls as average rooftop PV system size hits new high
    Solar

    Another solar record falls as average rooftop PV system size hits new high

    Latest SunWiz data shows Australian households are continuing to install bigger systems, with a new all-time high average size reached in September.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Oct 4, 2023
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  • Rooftop solar market closes out winter at a new high, as households keep going big
    Solar

    Rooftop solar market closes out winter at a new high, as households keep going big

    Rooftop solar installs had their biggest August ever, new SunWiz data shows, as households help put the market within striking distance of best year ever.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Sep 4, 2023
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  • Rooftop solar sales rebound as households brace for another power price shock
    Solar

    Rooftop solar sales rebound as households brace for another power price shock

    After hitting a 12-month low in April, installations of rooftop solar systems have rebounded in May, jumping by around 30%.
    Sophie Vorrath
    Jun 5, 2023
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