If you wanted to design the world’s harshest endurance test for home batteries, you wouldn’t build a lab. You’d build a normal Australian suburb. [Read more…]
Owners Left In The Dark With Manual Battery Backup
Imagine buying a home battery that offers automatic blackout protection, only to discover that when the lights go out, the installer set it up to require manual operation? It’s a trend that’s plunged far too many households into the dark across Australia. Here’s what to watch out for.
Four Battery Backup Myths That Need To Die
Fifteen years ago, one of the hardest parts of selling solar was explaining why your panels shut down in a blackout. No grid meant no power, even on a sunny day.
Today, batteries fix that. Yet I am seeing thousands of homes getting large batteries with either no backup at all or poorly designed backup. That’s because – as batteries go mainstream – a set of myths has taken hold.
Let’s knock them over.
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WA Home Battery Installation Tally Soars
The home battery installation count in Western Australia is rapidly increasing, as too is the national total according to an update from Federal Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen. [Read more…]
What To Do With Your Solar & Battery During A Bushfire
Summer had a slow start around my place but it’s hard to miss now, and along with it, emergency warnings for bushfires, extreme heat and flooding.
So what special precautions should you take with your solar and battery systems?
The Feed-In Tariff Is Dead. Long Live the Feed-In Tariff.
For years, solar owners had it easy. You looked for the highest solar feed-in tariff. You checked the usage rate and the daily charge were not silly. You picked the winning tariff and moved on.
That world is gone.
Don’t Let Summer Cook Your Home Battery
With huge numbers of new home batteries sweating through their first Australian summer, temperature has risen to be an issue worth investigating.
Are there some simple solutions to keeping your solar battery and inverter cool? Read on for answers.
The Rebate Paid for Battery Brawn, Not Brains
Big batteries are going in fast. Too many are being left dumb, unsupported, and unable to earn their keep.
I was on ABC Adelaide this week to talk about the battery rebate. First question was easy. Has it been popular?
Hell yes.
Roughly 150,000 batteries in six months. That is a staggering number.
Home Battery Boom Smashes 2025 Forecasts: See The Numbers
Installations in 2025 under the Albanese Government’s Cheaper Home Batteries Program (CHBP) surpassed even some previous optimistic estimates. [Read more…]
EcoFlow Readies For Australian Home Battery Market
Portable battery specialist EcoFlow also manufactures fixed home batteries that should be available to Australian customers reasonably early in the new year; along with hard-wired EV chargers. [Read more…]
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