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.

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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.

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Installations in 2025 under the Albanese Government’s Cheaper Home Batteries Program (CHBP) surpassed even some previous optimistic estimates. [Read more…]

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…]

Added battery module options for the hugely popular (albeit recently troubled) Sigenergy SigenStor home battery storage system have been unveiled . Plus, we take a look at how the Sigenergy energy controller recall is progressing. [Read more…]

Forget the mental gymnastics. Here’s the super-simple way to estimate how much federal government rebate you can get on whatever eligible home battery you’re interested in. [Read more…]

Aussies love big things.

After the rebate, battery systems are heading the same way. [Read more…]

Home batteries are now much cheaper under Australia’s rebate, but getting together the up-front cash necessary to buy a system will still be a struggle for some who want one. Rewiring Australia says government-backed loans are key to unlocking battery benefits for more Australian households. [Read more…]

Subsidies for Australia’s Cheaper Home Batteries Program (CHBP) are being adjusted to ensure the program’s ongoing viability out to the intended finish date. We take a look at the impact the rebate reduction will have on financial support for some popular home storage systems. [Read more…]

Energy minister Chris Bowen spruiks Labor’s battery plan during the federal election – a scheme that has been revamped less than six months after launch.

The federal government has earmarked an additional $4.9bn for the Cheaper Home Batteries Program, while revamping it so incentives taper off for oversized home batteries that were rapidly depleting the scheme’s budget.

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