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Consumers in charge: Home battery rebate installs pass 60,000

September 19, 2025 by Staff Reporter 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

Home battery installs continue to run at 1,000 a day and have now passed 60,000 since the rebate was introduced on July 1. “It’s putting consumers in charge of the journey,” Chris Bowen says.

Filed Under: News, Battery/Storage, Featured

Transcript: Great Solar Business interview with Martin Green

May 20, 2021 by Staff Reporter Leave a Comment

Martin Green at sunport MWT launch solar juice - optimised
Martin Green at sunport MWT launch solar juice - optimised

How cheap can solar be? Find out in this episode’s interview with Dr. Martin Green from the University of New South Wales.

Filed Under: Podcasts, Solar

Australian solar hot water installations top one million mark

October 26, 2016 by Staff Reporter 1 Comment

More than one million solar hot water systems have been installed in Australia, adding to the more than 1.5 million rooftop PV systems.

Filed Under: Solar

Zero emissions Tesla taxi service takes off in Sydney

June 1, 2016 by Staff Reporter 2 Comments

Sydney-based taxi service offering “luxury transfers” in Tesla Model S electric vehicles grows four-fold in 12 months, looks to expand around Australia.

Filed Under: Electric Vehicles

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