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Nobody Buys an Average Battery

September 7, 2026

Australia's best-selling battery size lost most of its market within a month of the rebate changing. The quarterly average recorded a fall of a tenth. In the medium to long term, that’s actually a good sign.

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The Five Stages of a Home Battery Market

August 31, 2026

Europe's most mature battery market is the one where installers are doing less battery work each month. That isn't a contradiction; it's a stage.

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For fifteen years, Australian businesses built their solar too small on purpose

August 25, 2026

The most popular commercial solar system in Australia is one almost nobody actually wanted. For fifteen years, businesses with the roof space and the power bills to justify 250, 400, even 800 kilowatts have installed 99 instead. And they were right to.

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Ireland Is the One I’m Watching

August 12, 2026

Four weeks ago I told a room of Australian clients that Ireland’s battery growth was probably coming bigger batteries. I have since gone through the installer-level data properly. I was looking in the wrong place.

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The STC Effect Explained

August 6, 2026

The battery market didn't crash in May. It just filed its paperwork late.

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China Sees the Opportunity: It’s Australia

July 20, 2026

Every battery manufacturer at SNEC wanted to talk about one market. Here's why the world is watching Australia.