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“Solar nation:” Home battery scheme reaches 2 gigawatt hours in just four months

October 26, 2025 by Giles Parkinson Leave a Comment

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Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen (left), Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (centre) and the Member for Bonner, Kara Cook are seen with a solar battery during a press conference about solar batteries at a home in Brisbane, Wednesday, August 13, 2025. (AAP Image/Darren England)
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Chris Bowen says a “remarkable” 100,000 home batteries installed since start of federal rebate scheme, making a total of 2 GWh of capacity.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Featured

Victoria offers big discounts on rooftop solar for businesses and community groups

October 3, 2025 by Giles Parkinson Leave a Comment

Victoria offers big discounts for large rooftop solar arrays for businesses and community groups as governments intensify support for consumer energy resources.

Filed Under: Solar

Rooftop solar PV installs tipped to surge due to battery rebate, cyclone damage

September 29, 2025 by Giles Parkinson Leave a Comment

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (left) and Federal Assistant Minister for Citizenship, Customs and Multicultural Affairs and Member for Bruce, Julian Hill (second right) speak to homeowners prior to a press conference in Narren Warren, Melbourne, Friday, September 19, 2025. (AAP Image/Erik Anderson) NO ARCHIVING

Rooftop solar PV installs tipped to surge as installers recover from household battery rush, and consumers look to replace smaller, old, and damaged PV systems.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage, Featured, Solar

Bunnings charges into rooftop solar and home battery market with zero up front subscription offer

July 23, 2025 by Giles Parkinson Leave a Comment

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Updated: Bunnings makes dramatic entry into Australia’s booming rooftop solar and household battery market, with a zero upfront cost subscription offer and ambitions to become a major player.

Filed Under: Featured, Battery/Storage, Electric Vehicles, Electrification, Solar

Four reasons why household batteries are good for the grid, and the hip pocket

April 9, 2025 by Giles Parkinson Leave a Comment

NSW energy minister outlines benefits of home batteries for the grid and households, insisting it is not an “inner city” thing, and that it is accelerating the switch to renewables.

Filed Under: News, Battery/Storage

Tesla slashes price of Powerwall battery again, this time by more than 10 per cent

April 11, 2023 by Giles Parkinson Leave a Comment

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Tesla announces another big price cut for the Powerwall household battery, taking total reductions this year to more than 20 per cent.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage

Tesla jacks up Powerwall battery storage prices again

April 4, 2022 by Giles Parkinson Leave a Comment

Tesla Powerwall 2 home battery system

The price of a Tesla Powerwall 2 battery jumps again, following a hike in the price of Tesla electric vehicles.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage

Victoria regulator slashes solar tariffs by one third as wholesale prices fall

February 26, 2021 by Giles Parkinson Leave a Comment

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Victoria regulator says the days of high solar tariffs are over, as minimum FiT is slashed by one third due to falling wholesale prices.

Filed Under: Solar, Policy

Solar and battery hybrid to power Jabiru as uranium mining stops

February 15, 2021 by Giles Parkinson Leave a Comment

EDL wins tender to build solar and battery hybrid plant for Jabiru to replace diesel generators operated by uranium mining company.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage

Hepburn community wind farm looks to add solar and big battery

November 20, 2020 by Giles Parkinson Leave a Comment

Australia’s first community owned wind farm seeks to add a solar farm and a big battery to its facility.

Filed Under: Battery/Storage

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