Solar installers are reporting big increases in home battery sales – even though for many households the economic equation has hardly shifted. So what’s changed?
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ACT claims “highest home battery density” in Australia, as rebate scheme winds up
ACT winds up its home battery support scheme, after meeting its target of 5,000 units installed in homes and businesses.
AGL partners with Plenti to offer generous home battery subsidy
The new subsidy, offered as part of a financing deal through Plenti, aims to drive battery uptake and participation in AGL’s virtual power plant.
Regulator issues second urgent recall of “dangerous” LG batteries
ACCC says very few of the 7,200 potentially “dangerous” home battery systems recalled by LG Energy Solution more than a year ago have been replaced.
Home batteries “going gang-busters” in Victoria, but rebate faces cut
Victorian households wishing to get a $3,500 discount on a battery system will have to get in quickly, with a reduction in the rebate to take effect soon.
SolarEdge launches new smart home battery storage system in Australia
SolarEdge opens sales in Australia for its DC-coupled lithium-ion 9.7kWh Home Battery, alongside a new Energy Hub “high back-up power” inverter.
Q Cells launches “sleek” new home battery in Australia, links in with Victoria VPP
Hanwha Q Cells taps Australia for international debut of new home battery system, Q.Home Core, with first batch taking part in a virtual power plant pilot in Victoria.
Panasonic unveils new home battery in two sizes: big and bigger
New home battery storage offering from Panasonic suggests it expects US households to install bigger and bigger solar systems and aim for more and more independence from the grid.
Look, no solar! Why some homes are deciding on a battery-only strategy
How one non-solar household has slashed its power bills by investing in a home battery, and is expecting a three year payback.
Musk says cell shortage means Tesla can’t meet Powerwall home battery demand
Elon Musk has laid bare the extent of Tesla’s Powerwall 2 backlog, telling a Delaware court that demand is outpacing supply by almost a factor of three.