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Rebate bonus: Rooftop solar charts stunning new installation record, spurred by home battery boom
7+ hour, 59+ min ago (509+ words) Thursday, April 2, 2026 Rooftop solar has chalked up a record month of newly installed capacity across Australia, in a stunning reversal of what looked to be a slow decline in a market currently obsessed with discounted battery storage. The latest data…...
State unveils its own "solar sharer" offer, promising three hours of free power and big bill savings
1+ week, 1+ day ago (677+ words) Victoria has confirmed that it will roll out its own version of the federal government's Solar Sharer offer, giving households in the state access to three hours of free power in the middle of each day and shaving their energy…...
State unveils its own "solar sharer" offer, promises bill savings of up to $1,000 a year
1+ week, 1+ day ago (587+ words) Wednesday, March 25, 2026 Victoria has confirmed that it will roll out its own version of the federal government's Solar Sharer offer, giving households in the state access to three hours of free power in the middle of each day and shaving…...
Home battery rebate changes could mean "price difference of thousands of dollars," regulator warns
2+ week, 22+ hour ago (576+ words) Image Credit: Clean Energy Regulator The regulator in charge of administrating the federal government's Cheaper Home Batteries rebate has warned the industry to brace for the upcoming changes to the scheme, to avoid making promises about prices and installation dates…...
Shock ... and doubt: Industry bats off report home battery rebates could be slashed or scrapped
4+ week, 7+ hour ago (745+ words) The renewable energy industry has expressed shock and doubt over fresh claims that the Albanese government's smash-hit Cheaper Home Batteries scheme is being targeted for further Treasury-driven design tweaks " and a possible early wind-up " ahead of the next federal budget....
"Do it once, do it well:" Battery installers warned not to cut corners as rebate demand notches up
1+ mon, 4+ day ago (476+ words) Industry has been warned to keep home battery installation standards high, with demand for discounted energy storage expected to ramp up even further ahead of May 2026 changes to the federal rebate. Federal Labor's Cheaper Home Batteries rebate has being going…...
Can all solar homes become smart energy hubs? On paper – absolutely! IRL, a few hurdles remain
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (888+ words) Saturday, February 21, 2026 Can a regular solar home be programmed and kitted out to allow for hands-off energy generation, storage, export, and optimisation without the need for regular consumer intervention or major system upgrades? The base technology might be there, but…...
Home battery numbers shrink for the first time since rebate launch, as installers take a beat
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (394+ words) Australia's booming home battery market did not grow, but shrank, in January 2026, new data has revealed, marking the first time this has happened since the introduction of the Cheaper Home Batteries rebate in July 2025. According to the latest data from…...
Rebates "strapped a rocket" to home battery demand, but has rooftop solar peaked?
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (935+ words) Australian households added more than 180,000 solar batteries in just six months in 2025, as federal Labor's Cheaper Home Batteries rebate "strapped a rocket" to demand and blasted the number of systems installed nationally to a total of more than 450,000 at year's…...