At last published count, a substantial number of LG Energy Solution (LGES) solar batteries at risk of fire and subject to a recall that began in Australia nearly *5* years ago remain unrectified. [Read more…]
Is Enphase On A Highway To Hell, Or Back In Black?
I went to the AC/DC PWR UP! gig in Adelaide last weekend. There are two ways to look at that show.
‘Big Three’ Electricity Plans For Home Battery Owners Compared
See what electricity plans are currently on offer for battery owners from the ‘Big Three’ electricity retailers — AGL, Origin Energy and EnergyAustralia — in QLD, NSW, VIC and SA. For some of plans, hooking up to a Virtual Power Plant isn’t required. [Read more…]
Victorian Solar Battery Loans Installation Deadline Looms
Solar Victoria has issued a reminder that home battery installations supported by the state’s Solar Homes Program loans must be installed soon. [Read more…]
Longi Reportedly Leaping Into Battery Storage
Various reports indicate Chinese solar panel manufacturing goliath Longi is set to make its entrance into the energy storage market through the proposed acquisition of another company. [Read more…]
ACCC Publishes Sigenergy Recall Notice Over Safety Concerns
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has published a recall notice for some Sigenergy inverters due to overheating issues that melted plugs and caused a small fire, as first reported by SolarQuotes.
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Analysis: Battery Rebate Funding Could Run Out Mid-2026Â
Australia’s Cheaper Home Batteries Program (CHBP) is going gangbusters. So much so, updated SolarQuotes analysis suggests the subsidy party could be over *much* sooner rather than later without intervention. But there’s good news. [Read more…]
WA Home Battery Rebate Is A Hit …And Miss
Figures released by Western Australia’s Cook Government indicate the WA residential battery rebate has been popular. But more than half of buyers appear to be foregoing it or otherwise missing out. [Read more…]
Sigenergy’s Hot Streak Was Not Meant To Be This Hot
Sigenergy has spent the year talking big. Fast growth. Innovative tech. A cheer squad of consumers and industry commentators that treats any doubt as a personal slight. That mood set the stage for what we are seeing now.
Sigenergy’s Terminal Problem: Melted Plugs & Throttled Inverters
Sigenergy systems are suffering serious failures, with the company quietly scrambling to address a spate of melted plugs and poor terminations by throttling inverters to stop them overheating, running their own inspections of installs and offering to replace all affected components.
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