Rachel Williamson

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…

July 8, 2024

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 –…

April 17, 2024

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.

April 9, 2024

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…

March 27, 2024

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.

March 6, 2024

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.

February 26, 2024

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…

February 12, 2024

“I’ll take matters into my hands:” Why demand for household batteries is surging

Long-time solar owners are feeling burned by falling feed-in tariffs and rising night time rates and flocking to batteries. It's…

January 29, 2024

Beach towns get state’s first microgrid to deal with blackout, tourist threat

Endeavour Energy launches its first renewable microgrid, a system it hopes will protect the townships from bushfires - and tourist-induced…

December 11, 2023

Sunshine state sets stage for home battery rebate scheme to back up rooftop solar

Queensland flags new $4,000 rebate for solar households to install battery storage.

December 11, 2023