13th August 2026 More Australians are upgrading the tech in their homes to not just to keep the lights on but make sure they stay connected during natural disasters. From solar panels and batteries to electric cars and better broadband,…
One in 17 Australian homes now has a solar battery, as rebate installs pass 450,000 at one-year mark
2 July 2026 Amid the hype around the July 01 2026 launch of the Solar Sharer Offer, federal Labor’s flagship consumer energy policy – the Cheaper Home Batteries scheme – quietly celebrated its first anniversary – with a new set…
Solar will be largest power generator in “much changed” world by 2032, but battery storage is the big mover
2 June 2026 Solar is on track to become the world’s largest generator of electricity by 2032, a major new forecast reveals, riding the wave of falling prices and manufacturing oversupply, and bolstered by a booming battery storage market and…
Rebate “frenzy” shatters records for home batteries – and doubles year-on-year rooftop solar growth
7 May 2026 Home battery installations shattered records in April, new data has revealed, as households raced to secure the biggest possible discount for the biggest possible energy storage system before changes to the federal rebate designed to encourage much…
Made in the shade: How electric vehicles could be the perfect partner to rooftop solar in tropical cities
20 April 2026 As rooftop solar uptake spreads to all corners of the globe, the problem of how to manage distributed generation in cities with tropical climates – where rolling thunderstorms regularly eclipse the sun – is becoming increasingly acute.…
New rules loom for home solar and batteries, as world’s biggest isolated grid tackles “unique challenge”
18 March 2026 Western Australia is preparing to hit go on a set of major rule changes for rooftop solar and battery systems in the state, in a move it hopes will help further stabilise the world’s biggest isolated grid…
Community farm adds wind turbine, battery to slash energy costs by $20,000 a year
12 February 2026 The City of Casey in Victoria has installed a small wind turbine at a working community and children’s farm that is expected to slash the facility’s annual energy costs by $20,000 a year – money that can…
Graph of the day: Batteries are beating solar to deliver the fastest energy transition in human history
25 January 2026 It is now generally accepted that solar has delivered the fastest energy transition in human history, but new data put together by Future Smart Strategies suggests that this will be beaten by the stunning rollout of battery…
Big batteries overtake peaking gas generators on Australia’s main grid for first time
17 December 2025 The march of change on Australia’s main grids grinds on, with the nation’s rapidly growing fleet of big batteries discharging more energy into the National Electricity Market in November than peaking gas generators. According to Windlab’s David…
Wind and solar curtailment surges in 2025 – the grid needs more batteries, EVs and flexible loads
30 November 2025 The curtailment of utility scale solar and wind farms in Australia’s National Electricity Market has hit record levels, and this week passed 6 terrawatt hours for the 2025 year to date. Late-spring conditions across the NEM on…