RESINC Solar & Batteries

20/10/2026

RESINC Solar & Batteries has been named Australia’s #1 Most Popular Solar Installer in the 2026 SunWiz Awards.

This is our second national #1 award, recognising RESINC as one of Australia’s leading solar companies.

The award is based on independent industry data, highlighting the trust Australian homeowners place in RESINC when choosing solar and battery solutions for their homes.

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www.resinc.com.au/resinc-named-australias-1-best-rated-solar-installer-for-2026/

19/10/2026

"Like a basket of Barramundi” 🎣 🔋
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Az Gallagher from B2B Homesteading has his farm just south of Cairns at El Arish, where cyclones and wet season storms can knock the power out for days. So we put 19kW of solar and a 30kWh Sungrow battery on his home to keep the farm running when the grid goes down.
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Chris from RESINC and Az get into the real stuff: solar panels, home batteries, blackout backup, and what energy independence actually looks like after the install.
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Federal rebates through the Cheaper Home Batteries Program are available now, and they step down every six months.
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Thinking about solar and a battery for your home or acreage? Free quote, link in bio.

19/10/2026

RESINC Solar & Batteries has been named Australia’s #1 Best Rated Solar Installer in the 2026 SunWiz Awards.

The national recognition is based on verified customer-review data and provides Australian homeowners with an independent way to identify solar companies delivering consistently strong customer experiences.

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RESINC Solar & Batteries has been named Australia’s #1 Best Rated Solar Installer in the 2026 SunWiz Awards.

19/10/2026

One of the first of many clips from an epic project last week (epic is a bit of an understatement) 🌄

Thanks to Nathan from WILD REACHES. REMOTE AUSTRALIA we had the honour of helping Johnny from Johnny Murison turn his cliffside cabin from a previously generator run site to solar and battery powered, off-grid “Jarramali Research Station” ☀️🔋

This might be one of our most remote, extreme installs to date.

Sungrow & LONGi Solar Australia on show!

Stay tuned, there’s plenty more to come.

19/10/2026

Turns out your battery can have a side hustle 😂

While we were at Tommy and Mikara’s place, the RenoClubb crew, the chat turned to virtual power plants, or VPPs. Here’s the short version.

Your solar powers the house by day and tops up your battery, and that stored energy normally gets you through the evening. Join a VPP and smart software keeps an eye on the wholesale electricity price. When demand spikes and the price jumps, it can sell a little energy your household won’t need back to the grid. Then, when power is cheap overnight, it can top the battery back up.

It all happens in the background, and it’s completely optional.

How big can a spike get? In October 2026, a heatwave in NSW sent wholesale prices from around $200 to over $23,000 per megawatt hour. Around 30,000 VPP customers earned about $2 million between them in two hours. That was a rare event, but it shows what a home battery can do with the right setup.

Depending on your state, there can even be an incentive to join a VPP.

Thanks Tommy and Mikara for letting us film the lesson. Energy trader has a nice ring to it.

Thinking about a battery, or wondering whether yours could join a VPP? Link in the comments 👇

RenoClubb

19/10/2026

Last Monday, NSW power prices went through the roof.

A spring heatwave pushed demand up fast, four coal units were offline, and parts of the transmission network were running below capacity. Wholesale prices jumped from around $200 per megawatt hour to $23,107.
For most households, that all happened behind the scenes.

But for around 30,000 homes with batteries on Amber Electric, it turned into an opportunity. Their batteries sold stored power back to the grid while prices peaked. Amber says those customers earned about $2 million between them in two hours, or around $69 each on average.

We want to be upfront. This was a rare event, and nobody should buy a battery expecting a payday like that every week.

Wholesale pricing works both ways, which is exactly why the right battery and smart software matter.

The everyday value of a battery is still the simple one: store your solar, use it at night, buy less from the grid.

But it's a glimpse of where home batteries are heading. With the right battery, retailer and software, your stored energy can work a lot harder.

As an Amber partner installer, we'll tell you straight whether your battery, or the one you're considering, is compatible.

We've written up the full story, including what it does and doesn't mean for battery owners.

Link in the top comment 👇

19/10/2026

How NSW Home Battery Owners Made $2 Million in Two Hours During an Electricity Price Spike

For many Australian households, a home battery is primarily about storing excess solar energy, reducing reliance on the grid and lowering electricity bills.

But a recent event in New South Wales highlighted another potential benefit of battery storage: selling stored electricity back to the grid when wholesale electricity prices surge.

Wholesale electricity prices in NSW recently climbed as high as $23,107 per megawatt hour, following a combination of unusually hot spring weather, reduced coal generation and constraints across parts of the transmission network. Prices exceeded $5,000/MWh during 11 separate five-minute periods.

For thousands of households using Amber Electric, the event turned into an opportunity.

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NSW home battery owners earned $2 million during a wholesale electricity price spike. See how Amber Electric and smart battery technology can help households get more from stored solar energy.

12/10/2026

“Bigger isn’t better. It depends on the system.” Tommy’s not convinced. 😂🔋

Spoiler: it isn’t, but it’s still massive, and if you want to get some of that rebate for yourself - just get in touch with us already!

Tommy and Mikara from RenoClubb reckon they’ve got the battery rebate figured out. Tommy especially. So Chris from RESINC and Andres from Anker walked through how the federal battery rebate actually works since it changed on 1 May 2026.

The rebate comes from the federal Cheaper Home Batteries Program. Your battery earns small-scale technology certificates (STCs), and those come off the upfront price. Since May, the number of certificates depends on which tier each kWh of capacity falls into:

🔋 The first 14kWh of usable capacity earns 100% of the rebate
🔋 From 14 to 28kWh, each extra kWh earns 60%
🔋 From 28 to 50kWh, each extra kWh earns just 15%
🔋 Above 50kWh, there’s no rebate at all unless it's a commercial install in certain states, then... you can go HUGE!

Here’s what that means in practice. A 40kWh battery is double the size of a 20kWh battery, but it earns only around 37% more rebate. That’s why the right size beats the biggest size.

A few more things worth knowing about the battery rebate:

✅ It’s open to households, businesses and community organisations
✅ It works with new solar or a battery added to existing solar
✅ Your rebate is set by your installation date, not the date you sign
✅ It steps down every six months, so the value keeps reducing over time
✅ It’s only available through an accredited installer like RESINC

The best battery for your home or business is the one sized to how you actually use power: your evening load, your EV, your business hours and your plans for the next few years.

Want to know what size battery suits you and how much rebate you could be eligible for? Get in touch with RESINC now.

RenoClubb

12/10/2026

Ducko has moved up in the world. 🦆☀️

Nova's Ducko made the move to Brisbane for his new radio gig. First stop was his in-laws' place, where he, his wife, their baby and the dog sent the household's electricity use soaring. You might remember it as the famous Ducko curve.

Now the whole crew has moved into a beautiful Brisbane home of their own, and RESINC was there to power it all.

On the roof is 15kW of LONGi solar panels, paired with 30kWh of Anker home batteries. The Anker PowerDock gives the house instant backup when the grid goes down, so the lights, the fridge and the baby monitor all keep running through a blackout. And an Anker EV charger means Ducko tops up his electric car with sunshine instead of paying for it at the plug.

So, in true Ducko fashion, we had some fun with him showing Aussies how a solar and battery system can help shrink their electricity bills, just like his.

This is the third home we've powered for Ducko's family, from Newcastle to the in-laws to his own place. Thanks for trusting us again mate.

Thinking about solar, a home battery or EV charging for your Brisbane home? Get in touch below!

12/10/2026

Do solar panels work on cloudy days? True or false? 🤔

Chris tested seven of the most common solar myths we hear from homeowners and business owners across Australia. A few of them catch out people who already have solar panels on the roof.

❌ Solar panels don’t work on cloudy days. False. Output drops, but panels still generate from the daylight that comes through the cloud. Some electricity plans now include free midday power, so a home battery can top up from the grid on overcast days too.

❌ Solar panels work better in the heat. False. High temperatures reduce panel output. Some of the best solar production days are cool, crisp and sunny.

❌ Solar panels only last a few years. False. Quality panels carry performance warranties of 25 years or more.

⚖️ Solar will cut your power bill to zero. A bit of both. We’ve seen plenty of household and business bills hit zero or go into credit. How much you save depends on how your system is designed and how you use your power.

❌ Solar only makes sense if you’re home all day. False. Your panels generate all day while you’re at work, and a solar battery stores that energy for the evening. Businesses that run during daylight hours use even more of their solar on site, straight off the roof.

✅ You barely get paid for excess solar anymore. Largely true. With more than 4 million rooftop solar systems in Australia, feed-in tariffs are low. The value is in using your solar yourself or storing it in a battery.

❌ There’s no more battery rebate. False. The federal battery rebate (the Cheaper Home Batteries Program) is still available to homes, businesses and community organisations. The amount depends on battery size, and it steps down every six months.

Want to know how many thousands you could be eligible for upfront? Get in touch and we will custom design a solar and battery system for your home or business, across NSW, Queensland, Victoria and the ACT.