Kim Wainwright

A three-year Australian trial involving almost 300 households has found participants paid less for imported electricity, earned more from their solar exports and became more confident the energy system was working fairly.

Home batteries are often promoted as a way to keep the lights on when the grid goes down.

Home batteries can lower electricity bills, and those benefits can be even greater when batteries are coordinated through virtual power plants (VPPs).

Australia needs more electricians, and one organisation believes helping more women complete their apprenticeships is part of the answer.

If you've ever wondered what difference a home battery actually makes to the way your home interacts with the grid, the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) has some new real-world data.

The federal government has announced a major expansion of Australia's Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES), opening the door for much larger

Australia has now installed more than 500,000 batteries under the federal government's Cheaper Home Batteries Program.

Australia's electricity market operator has been warned that an overly cautious approach to planning the grid could leave consumers paying more than necessary.

Looking at a modular home battery, adding another module appears about as difficult as stacking another Lego brick.

Western Australia's government-owned Synergy has an unusual position in the electricity market: it owns some of the state's biggest batteries, as well as generators selling electricity into the same market.