Five community groups will join a new incubator next year to help them get dreams of local solar and battery projects off the ground.
Community renewables “incubator” launches to bridge knowledge gap, build shared power
Rooftop solar installations pick up in September, as home battery numbers hit 72,000
Rooftop solar installations bounced back in September with households putting bigger systems on their homes, as home battery numbers leap to 72,000.
Brisbane Lions score two community batteries to play footy when the sun don’t shine
Brisbane Lions awarded two government funded batteries, to store solar from a huge on-site array and take part in Momentum Energy’s virtual power plant.
Companies get funding to deliver solar and heat pumps to vulnerable households
Seven companies will receive grants to deliver bulk solar panel and hot water system installations to vulnerable households and support the switch away from gas.
Home battery upstart takes on Tesla with new spin on lead acid – made in Australia
New Zealand company unveils plans to start making its new-look lead acid home batteries in Australia by October 2026 – and sell them for half the price of a Tesla Powerwall.
Battery storage sales surge as households seek payback against the grid
Australians are increasingly keen on batteries, but the reasons why signal an ever-widening gap between consumers and industry.
Networks embrace stand-alone power as solar and batteries beat out poles and wires
Two completely off-grid solar, battery and diesel generator systems have gone live in New South Wales, owned and operated by a network company. Is this the new norm?
CEC proposes $6,500 subsidy for home batteries to soak up rooftop solar
The Clean Energy Council suggests a $6500 incentive for households to encourage home battery take up.
Huge 1MW rooftop solar system to take the sting out of data centre power costs
Equinix will use the solar array to help offset the enormous grid energy draw required by data centres.
Queensland opens home battery rebate of up to $4,000 to thousands of solar households
Queensland opens its $10 million Battery Booster scheme to some 2,000 households in the state but experts want more to support the consumer energy transition.
