Andrew Reither from PowerPlus Energy getting the hang of commissioning

Have you heard the Whispr?

Australian battery maker PowerPlus Energy has a stackable battery inverter combination now available to fully support 3 phase systems.

So is it any good? In my humble opinion yes. Read on while we explain why in this installation review.
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The success of the Albanese Government’s home battery rebate is piling pressure on the program’s funding and policy settings. A Smart Energy Council meeting yesterday tackled what could be needed to keep it going until its originally intended end date. [Read more…]

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…]

I went to the AC/DC PWR UP! gig in Adelaide last weekend. There are two ways to look at that show.

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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…]

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…]

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…]

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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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…]

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…]