Battery storage prices are trending downward as newcomers to the Australian market follow the Tesla Powerwall 2 to lower and lower price points.
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Melbourne's first Tesla Powerwall home battery system – one year on
Nearly one year ago, Greens MP Greg Barber installed 5kW of solar alongside Melbourne’s first 6.4kWh Tesla Powerwall home battery. Here’s a look at how it has performed.
Five things I've learned about solar and storage
Three months after installing rooftop solar and battery storage on the 30-yar-old home I bought early last year, there is absolutely no doubt it has made a huge difference to the nature of my bills, the source of my energy, and the way I use it.
Top 5 residential solar and battery storage tips for consumers in 2017
As 2016 draws to an end, rooftop solar in Australia is experiencing another boom – this time with warnings. So here’s a list of some top tips for consumers of residential solar and battery storage, gathered from the observations and recommendations of industry players and experts.
SAPN completes battery installs for northern Adelaide solar + storage trial
SA Power Networks installs the last of 100 battery storage systems in northern Adelaide VPP trial – the largest actually commissioned, for now, in Australia.
Australian battery price war heats up for solar bonus market
LG Chem partners with SMA inverters as competition in the Australian battery storage market intensifies with more than 200,000 solar households about to lose their premium feed in tariffs and look to storage options.
Graph of the Day – Tesla Powerwall 2 way ahead of competition on price
Today’s graph shows both versions of the Powerwall 2 are well ahead of the closest competition on price, beating its closest rivals by one third.
Tesla Powerwall 2 battery storage opens for orders in Australia
Tesla’s 14kWh Powerwall 2 batteries open for order in Australia, with installations set to begin in Feb 2017 – just as 100s of thousands of solar households lose their premium FiT.
New trial to tap home solar and battery storage for "renewed" grids
Institute of Sustainable Futures leads network-based trial that will tap inverter smarts to boost grid stability, reliability – via household solar and storage.
Rivals fear Tesla may become the Apple of battery storage
Redflow CEO says Tesla’s launch of Powerwall 2 battery with a built-in inverter takes a leaf from the Apple playbook of vertical integration – and could polarise the industry.
