Home Batteries = Energy Independence Day - CleanTechnica

The article highlights Australia’s leading role in household rooftop solar installations, with over 4 million homes equipped with solar panels. While solar arrays have grown larger and more affordable over the past two decades, the feed-in tariff (FIT) for selling excess solar power back to the grid has drastically decreased—from about 50¢ per kWh to as low as 8¢—making it less financially attractive to export power during the day. This shift has driven increased interest in home battery storage systems, which allow households to store solar energy for use during peak demand times or to sell back to the grid when prices are higher. The Australian federal government supports this transition through a substantial subsidy program offering 30% off battery installations, backed by AU$2.3 billion in funding for small-scale battery systems ranging from 5 kWh to 100 kWh. Since the program’s launch, uptake has been rapid, with 11,500 applications in the first three weeks and installations now reaching 15 MWh