Solar Citizens

20/08/2026

Renting or living in an apartment? 🏡⚡

Join Solar Citizens, Pingala and Equity Solar in the Inner West (Sydney) on Wednesday 2 September for a fun information evening all about saving energy, saving money and cutting emissions.

☀️ Learn about your options for accessing solar as a renter or apartment resident
💸 Pick up practical tips for lowering your bills
🍗 Enjoy inclusive refreshments
🤝 Meet other renters and apartment residents in your community
🧠 Test your energy knowledge with some trivia

Event details:
📅 Wednesday night, 2nd Sep
📍 Philter Brewing
✨FREE to attend, registrations essential

Register now!
👉events.humanitix.com/affordable-home-energy-hub-renters-and-apartments

Come along and bring a trivia team, see you there! 💛

20/08/2026

While in Pakistan, Solar Citizens got the opportunity to visit the not-for-profit Sultana Foundation and Novum Global a commercial logistics company to see the impact that solar and storage has had on their operations.☀️

We’re grateful for the opportunity to listen and learn from people doing important work in their communities, and to hear firsthand about their experiences, ideas and approaches.
A big thank you to the teams who welcomed us so generously and shared their knowledge with us. We’re taking plenty of lessons and inspiration home to Australia. 💛

Renewables First, Pakistan Solar Association, Global Solar Council
Find out more!👉bit.ly/GlobalSolarPledge

18/08/2026

Our Global Advocacy Director Kate Lee will speak at this ActionAid Australia forum this Saturday on how women and children in Asia Pacific will benefit from a global campaign to double rooftop to 300million solar homes by 2030. Register here: actionaid.org.au/events/actionaid-feminist-forum/

17/08/2026

Strong report by Energy Consumers Australia on how to build consumer confidence in - We agree with ECA’s recommendations - to take the next step here’s a link to join Solar Citizen’s online action to urge the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC) to develop and implement national minimum consumer protections for VPPs, including fairer contracts, and to include comprehensive information on VPPs in the Energy Made Easy comparison site.https://bit.ly/VPP-Action

16/08/2026

Gerry lives in Brisbane and is one of the 500,000 Australian households seeing the benefits of a home battery.🔋

With more batteries being installed across the country, more households are cutting their energy bills and making the most of their rooftop solar by storing sunshine to power their homes well into the night. ☀️🏠

If you’ve installed a battery since 1 July, we’d love to hear how it has changed your energy bill!
👉www.solarcitizens.org.au/share_your_story_spokes

15/08/2026

Swee and Gregory are among the 500,000 Australian households making the most of their home battery. 🔋☀️

By storing solar energy generated on their rooftops, households can keep using their own clean energy after the sun goes down, cutting their energy bills and relying less on the grid. 🏠

Have you installed a battery since 1 July? We want to hear what difference it’s made to your household and your energy bills!

Share your story 👇
www.solarcitizens.org.au/share_your_story_spokes

14/08/2026

This Tuesday, we’re co-hosting a free community event with Inner West Community Energy and guest speaker Mamoon from Equity Solar ☀️🔋

The Affordable Home Energy Hub is your chance to cut through the jargon and get practical, independent answers about everything from choosing a solar or battery system, to rebates, VPPs, and getting more value from the solar you already have.

📅 Tuesday 18th August
🕤7pm - 8:30pm
📍Inner West Sydney
🎟️ Free to attend, registrations essential
😋Refreshments included

Save your spot 👉 bit.ly/solar_info_night

14/08/2026

Renew Economy shares the exciting news of the 500,000 home battery installations across Australia since 1 July 2025.

Households across the political spectrum want access to technology that can cut their bills and give them more control over their energy. ☀️🏠

Solar Citizens welcomes this achievement. It’s a huge win for Australian households, helping slash energy bills and make the most of rooftop solar.

Read more👇

The number of Cheaper Home Batteries installations has passed the half-million mark, a huge new milestone for the hugely successful rebate that is slashing bills and delivering "enormous benefits" to the grid.

14/08/2026

Today we hit 500,000 home battery installations! 🔋🎉

What a journey it’s been since 1 July 2025... The Solar-Battery match has been more fruitful than anyone predicted!

Luckily Ms Solar Power and Mr Battery could pass on their 500,000 offspring to homes across the country where they are hard at work, soaking up abundant daytime sun power and supporting our energy grid at peak times in the night. 🥹🔋

And they're only getting started, here’s to the next 500,000! ☀️💛

14/08/2026

Exciting news... Today Chris Bowen MP is announcing that we have reached 500,000 batteries!🔋

Thanks to the Cheaper Home Batteries Program we fought for, half a million households are now storing their solar power, lowering energy bills and strengthening our electricity grid ⚡

If you've installed a battery since 1 July 2025, let us know the difference it's made for your household!
👉www.solarcitizens.org.au/share_your_story_spokes