If you are an Australian householder and you haven’t already got your order in for a Tesla PowerWall battery storage system, you may have to wait a while.

Households can take powerful and decisive action on emissions that will also save them money - install rooftop solar, and may be even battery storage. The power is shifting, quite literally, to the people.

Going off grid doesn’t necessarily mean a large solar system powering your entire home.

Network operators have responded to the uptake of solar PV and energy efficiency by lifting fixed charges nearly four-fold. Now, in an apparent attempt to foil the uptake of battery storage, the networks want consumers to pay for the grid, whether they are connected or not.

The Tesla PowerWall announcement stimulated an exciting debate about how low cost batteries could create widespread defection from the electricity grid. Take it from someone who knows … alas, it’s not that simple!

If you are one of those lucky bastards who made a motza out of boldly entering a new solar world, you may need to pause in your euphoria for a moment and consider the options.

Australia's solar households will lead the battery storage boom in Australia, causing a 'megashift' in the local energy market, now and for the forseeable future.

This family quit the rat race more than two decades ago. They have used solar PV, a wind turbine, small hydro and battery storage to manage their power needs, with all the usual mod-cons.

This nursery and cafe business is off-grid by necessity, but it’s a system designed to power a full commercial kitchen, including the most important appliance - the very best European coffee machine.

NZ network operator launches campaign to give away free 3kW solar systems with Tesla Powerwall batteries to 130 households, community groups and schools.

A community owned retailer plans to do what the big utilities cannot do - and help lead an energy revolution based around local generation, solar and storage, and community-based renewable energy.

Rooftop solar has been a difficult proposition for people in high density living. But a Perth-based developer believes it has found a way around it, providing apartment dwellers with their own solar PV array.

The holy grail of affordable on-grid energy storage has finally arrived! Well, it’s almost arrived.

How effective is a standalone solar system in areas that experience snowfall? We asked Ed and Laurie, off-gridding Americans who live, and grow most of their own veggies, at 1280m above sea level.

No coal. No gas. No petrol. No greenhouse gases. And a lower electricity bill. All from the comfort of our own homes. It’s a great future worth investing in.

Former ABC presenter started off with diesel only in his off-grid home, but recently added solar and storage. And learned some big lessons.