The huge success of a community-based program encouraging solar and battery storage uptake in Australian homes and businesses suggests the battery storage sector may be in the early stages of mass-market uptake. And that’s not all it tells us.
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Panasonic launches 5.3kWh battery onto Australian residential market
Panasonic’s new 5.3kWh lithium-ion batteries will be available to Australian households from December.
How battery storage can cut home electricity bills by one quarter
New data shows that in South Australia, battery storage is already offering significant savings – as much as 25% on annual electricity bill costs – to households with solar. Retailers will need to turn to Plan B.
How low do battery prices need to go?
Early adopters are already getting their batteries installed around the country, and it’s only a matter of time before more solar homes do the same. How much further do battery storage prices need to fall before they make sense as an investment?
Why Aussie homes may be better off with smaller battery banks
You’re thinking about installing batteries for your solar PV system, but aren’t clear about how much storage capacity you need. Numbers suggest a smaller battery bank is probably a better investment than a larger one (at least for now).
E-KwBe: Another battery storage offering marks first install in Australia
GCL Poly says the first of its lithium-ion battery storage units, the E-KwBe, has been installed at the Brisbane HQ of a local solar installer.
Battery storage and electricity bills in a post-FiT world
What will happen when my feed in tariff ends? We did the numbers to see how battery storage could help our solar system minimise our bills.
Is it worth charging off-peak to sneak in a second cycle for your battery?
The idea of sneaking in a battery cycle first thing in the morning doesn’t bear fruit, because most households are already exporting energy during their morning peak.
When should I discharge my battery to maximise my return on investment?
Should battery storage be discharged during peak only, and is it worth discharging during off-peak periods in order to maximise solar soak-up?
Household battery storage costs: So near and yet so far
Our cost of energy charts for battery storage suggest Tesla is now in the middle of the pack, Enphase looks relatively cheap and none of them is cheap enough.