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Octopus Energy, Lunar Energy partner to offer $0-down battery-based retail electric plan in Texas Homeowners in the deregulated Texas electricity market can sign up now for the 36-month PowerStore electricity plan, with a per-kWh rate of 8 cents and a $45 per month subscription for a 30 kWh Lunar Energy battery they can purchase after the initial term.

Apr 27, 2026

Products & Services

UK residential battery supplier GivEnergy enters administration proceedings Early-stage administration process raises questions over warranties, installer exposure, and UK residential storage market confidence.

Apr 09, 2026

Grid-scale

The community warning signs that can make or break a battery project Early signals from misinformation to tense public meetings are helping developers identify community opposition before permitting begins.

Apr 09, 2026

Projects & Applications

Swiss startup’s subscription model offers lifetime guarantee for second-life batteries Switzerland startup Evolium Technologies' subscription-based business model offers residential battery owners a lifetime guarantee on second life batteries. The startup tests and remotely monitors each battery cell so it can alert customers when a cell is under-performing.

Blathnaid O’Dea

Apr 02, 2026

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Switzerland’s behind-the-meter storage still beats utility-scale at 1.5 GWh, new installations up 90% Swiss households, farms, and businesses have installed 400% more behind-the-meter storage over the past four years, according to Swissolar's Battery Monitor Switzerland 2026, a first comprehensive study on just how many storage units are in use.

Mar 27, 2026

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Sunrun installs nearly half of US residential storage in 2025 The company boasted over 70% attachment rates last quarter.

Mar 26, 2026

Revenue streams

Why Rhythm Energy turned to Origin’s Kinergy for its Texas VPP ambitions In a first for North America, the Texas retailer is entering home battery aggregation, using Origin's Kinergy platform that comes out of Australia, along with interoperability specialist Intertrust. Co-founder Matthew Tolliver explains the choices, why residential batteries are the starting point, and the still strong friction in scaling VPPs.

Mar 24, 2026

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1:00 – 5:00 pm, CEST | June 24, 2026

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This year we will accept entries across seven categories: Modules, Inverters, Balance of System (BoS), Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS), Manufacturing, Sustainability, and Projects.

April 01 – August 31, 2026

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Finance

Zero upfront cost solar-plus-storage startup receives $44 million in funding, aims to deploy 40 MWh Clean energy infrastructure startup National Renewable Network (NRN) has secured $44 million in fresh funding to accelerate the rollout of no-cost solar and battery energy storage systems across Australia.

Aug 13, 2025

Products & Services

Anker Solix launches modular home energy storage system with 4.8 kW AC output Chinese manufacturer Anker Solix has introduced the Solarbank Multisystem, along with a Power Dock control unit enabling parallel operation of up to four battery storage units.

Aug 12, 2025

Distributed

AI is transforming residential storage fleets. What does that look like in practice? Predictive diagnostics and self-testing can help residential battery systems reduce downtime and cut service costs.

Aug 12, 2025

Industry

Indonesia announces bold 320 GWh distributed battery storage plan The new initiative features plans for 1 MW solar minigrids tied with 4 MWh of accompanying battery energy storage, to be deployed across 80,000 villages, alongside 20 GW of centralized solar power plants.

Patrick Jowett, Tristan Rayner

Aug 11, 2025

Markets

Spotlight on New Zealand: Battery storage capacity expands as hydro faces climate challenges While hydro still rules, New Zealand is starting to take battery storage seriously, especially on the North Island.

Aug 08, 2025

Grid-scale

Calibrant energizes three battery storage systems in New York, delivering 55.7 MWh Calibrant energises three front-of-the-meter battery projects in New York state, supplying capacity to Con Edison’s grid.

Aug 08, 2025

Grid-scale

Senegal switches on inaugural solar-plus-storage facility Africa REN has commissioned a 16 MW solar plant with 10 MW/20 MWh of battery storage in northern Senegal, billed as the first grid-connected solar-plus-storage facility in West Africa.

Aug 07, 2025

Products

How long do residential solar batteries last? Multiple factors affect lifespan of a residential battery energy storage system.

Aug 07, 2025

Finance

PowerBank begins battery storage rollout in Ontario with first 4.99 MW project PowerBank’s first Ontario battery project begins installation, with a second project delayed by permitting issues.

Aug 07, 2025

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