Battery Storage for Apartment Dwellers in Australia: What Is Legal, What Is Not, and What Just Changed
A small handful of Australians are already plugging portable batteries into their household circuits illegally. A Melbourne company just launched the first shared battery system for apartment buildings. And a free electricity offer launching on 1 July changes the value of storage for renters significantly. Here is what each option requires and what the rules currently say.
Standby Power Creep: Appliances On When Turned Off
Standby power creep is silently raising your bills. Find out which appliances in Australia use electricity even when turned off — and how to stop it.
You Ruled Out an EV Because You Live in an Apartment. Here’s What Changed
79 per cent of Australian apartment dwellers say public charging availability will influence whether they buy an EV. Most of them have already decided the answer is no. The charging infrastructure available in Australian cities in mid-2026 is different from what it was when most apartment dwellers made that call.
Why Old House Switchboards Need Upgrades for Electrification
Is your old switchboard ready for solar, EVs, and heat pumps? Discover why a switchboard upgrade for electrification in Australia is essential for your home.
The Households Saving $4,000 a Year on Energy Did Not Start With Solar
Most Australian homes install solar before fixing the things that would make solar work harder. The households getting the best results did it differently, and the sequence is simpler than you think.
SA Smart Inverter Rules: Is Your Solar Grandfathered?
South Australia’s smart inverter rules have changed. Find out if your existing solar system is grandfathered or if you need to upgrade to stay compliant.
Every Solar, Battery and EV Incentive Change From 1 July 2026
From battery rebates and zero-interest loans to Solar Homes eligibility changes, here’s everything Australian households need to know from 1 July 2026.
Open Homes Australia: Rowville Family Future-Proofs Their Home With Anker SOLIX X1 Batteries
A Rowville family electrifies their grand home with solar and 50kWh of Anker SOLIX X1 battery storage to cut bills and boost self-sufficiency.
The Solar System You Installed for 60 Cents Is Now Working in a 3-Cent World
Around 25 per cent of new home battery installations in Australia are households with older, smaller solar systems whose premium feed-in tariff contracts have expired. If that is you, the upgrade economics in 2026 are better than they have ever been, but the window is narrowing.
Is Your Solar System Underperforming?
An Ausgrid study of 8,000 Australian solar systems found that more than half were not reaching optimal generation. No error codes. No obvious faults. Just quiet, invisible underperformance that most owners had no way of detecting.