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Cheaper Home Batteries passes 500,000 installations
The Australian Government announced on 14 August 2026 that more than 500,000 batteries have been installed under the Cheaper Home Batteries Program. The accredited installer base has doubled to 8,846 since the program commenced, which is the figure with the most direct bearing on how the market behaves from here.
The Battery Market Slowdown Is Partly a Reporting Lag
Battery registrations fell sharply after the 1 May certificate changes. Part of that fall is a reporting artefact, because installers have twelve months to create certificates and recent months are always incomplete when first published.
Announced 1 MW Commercial Solar Rebate Cap
The Commonwealth will lift the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme's maximum eligible system size tenfold, from 100 kW to 1 MW. The change is scheduled for 1 October and remains subject to regulation.
WA Household Battery Capacity Grew 39 Per Cent as Wholesale Prices Set a Record
AEMO's Quarterly Energy Dynamics for the June 2026 quarter records a 39 per cent rise in Western Australian household battery capacity alongside a record average wholesale energy price in the Wholesale Electricity Market.
What GenCost 2025-26 Means for the Battery Market
CSIRO and AEMO's GenCost 2025-26 work records another double-digit fall in large-scale battery costs and keeps firmed renewables as the lowest-cost pathway.
PSW Energy Places Fourth for Solar and Third for Batteries in WA
The 2025 Solaris Awards place PSW Energy fourth in Western Australia for solar capacity and third for battery capacity across systems below 100 kW.
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