Australians installed 100,000 home batteries in 17 weeks. Why can't we all do that?

Home battery storage systems are becoming one of the essential keys to a successful energy transition. Australia has understood this and has acted promptly to embrace the technology. Spain's recent blackout suggests European countries have a lot of catching up to do. So can we do it? Help support this channel's independence at http://www.patreon.com/justhaveathink Or with a donation via Paypal by clicking here https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=GWR73EHXGJMAE&source=url You can also help keep my brain ticking over during the long hours of research and editing via the nice folks at BuyMeACoffee.com https://www.buymeacoffee.com/justhaveathink Video Transcripts available at our website http://www.justhaveathink.com Reference Links Renew Economy - Australians install 100,000 home battery systems in 17 weeks https://reneweconomy.com.au/australians-install-100000-home-battery-systems-in-17-weeks-and-they-are-getting-bigger/ Australia Small Scall Renewable Energy Scheme https://cer.gov.au/schemes/renewable-energy-target/small-scale-renewable-energy-scheme IEA - Batteries and Secure Energy Transitions https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/cb39c1bf-d2b3-446d-8c35-aae6b1f3a4a0/BatteriesandSecureEnergyTransitions.pdf CSIRO Article https://www.csiro.au/en/news/all/articles/2025/october/ocean-of-electricity Global Battery Alliance research paper https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_A_Vision_for_a_Sustainable_Battery_Value_Chain_in_2030_Report.pdf ABC - Rooftop solar 'juggernaut' risks grid overload https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-27/solar-juggernaut-sparks-first-low-demand-warning Electrek - battery recycling article https://electrek.co/2025/10/28/forget-the-myths-ev-batteries-are-now-more-than-99-recyclable/ Clean Energy Wire - Climate Change survey https://www.cleanenergywire.org/factsheets/global-surveys-show-peoples-growing-concern-about-climate-change Our World in Data - stats on Solar PV costs https://ourworldindata.org/data-insights/solar-panel-prices-have-fallen-by-around-20-every-time-global-capacity-doubled Australian solar farm told to shut down due to over capacity of rooftop solar https://reneweconomy.com.au/big-battery-told-not-to-charge-as-rooftop-solar-repeatedly-pushes-grid-demand-below-zero/ Check out other YouTube Climate Communicators Simon Clark: youtube.com/user/SimonOxfPhys ClimateTown: youtube.com/channel/UCuVLG9pThvBABcYCm7pkNkA Dr Gilbz youtube.com/@DrGilbz zentouro: youtube.com/user/zentouro Climate Adam: youtube.com/user/ClimateAdam Kurtis Baute: youtube.com/user/ScopeofScience Sarah Karvner: youtube.com/channel/UCRwMkTu8sCwOOD6_7QYrZnw Beckisphere: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT39HQq5eDKonaUV8ujiBCQ Our Changing Climate : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNXvxXpDJXp-mZu3pFMzYHQ