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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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April 01 – August 31, 2026

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Products

Plug-in power in the US: Pii Energy unveils 1.2 kW / 2 kWh solar plus storage home system Plug-in power is starting to take flight in the US, with a new entrant showing a complete package for $2,400.

Mar 16, 2026

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Home battery demand hits record in Australia as rooftop solar rebounds A record 1.2 GWh of small-scale energy storage capacity was registered during February, a 24% increase on January 2026, SunWiz data shows.

Mar 11, 2026

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China launches first urban underground vanadium flow battery energy storage project Amid tightening regulations on the deployment of lithium-ion-based storage technologies, the first-of-its-kind project is expected to pave the way for safer energy storage installations in dense urban environments.

Mar 10, 2026

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Base Power announces 100 MW residential storage program with CoServ in Texas The program, which is the largest of Base Power’s five utility collaborations, will deliver battery backup to an estimated 5,000 CoServ customers.

Mar 10, 2026

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Photoncycle raises investment, aims to bring long-duration hydrogen energy storage systems to homes in 2027 The Norwegian company wants to create long-duration storage options using excess solar to create hydrogen to store as ammonia for use in cold, dark winters.

Mar 04, 2026

Offgrid

Huawei and Aggreko win Brazil’s largest battery storage contract, will replace diesel in the Amazon Solar microgrids with 110 MWp and 120 MWh of BESS across 24 locations in Amazonas state in Brazil coming to replace diesel consumption of 37 million liters/year.

Alessandra Neris

Mar 03, 2026

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Residential sodium-ion batteries now on sale via Austria’s Accupower: €3,990 The Natec Home has a nominal capacity of 7.68 kWh and a power output of 3.8 kW, and allows parallel connection of up to 15 units. The reference price is set at €3,990.

Pilar Sanchez Molina

Mar 03, 2026

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Australia projected to install up to 12 GWh of residential storage in 2026 In 2026, the Clean Energy Regulator projects up to 12 GWh of storage capacity from approximately 520,000 potential residential battery installations, with rooftop solar expected to rebound from 2.7 GW in 2025 to between 3.0 GW and 3.37 GW.

Mar 03, 2026

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Australia’s massive residential battery build continues: 12 GWh via 520,000 home batteries in 2026, crackdowns on quality Australia's Clean Energy Regulator has forecast that up to 12 GWh of storage will be on installed, with rooftop solar rebounding from 2.7 GW in 2025 to between 3-3.37 GW.

Tristan Rayner, Ev Foley

Feb 27, 2026

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