The plan underpins the 300 Million Solar Homes initiative, whose partners include the Global Solar Council (GSC), Smart Energy Council Australia and the Australian community organisation Solar Citizens. The initiative hopes to double the number the number of homes with rooftop solar installations from 150 million to 300 million globally by 2030.

Sonia Dunlop, CEO of the GSC, said: “It took the world around 30 years to reach the first 150 million solar homes. We want to add the next 150 million in just four years. Australia’s support and practical experience in implementation is exactly what we need to realise that ambition in every corner of the world.”

Rooftop solar arrays are installed on more than 40% of Australian homes, and supply around one- eighth of the country’s electricity. Australia’s rooftop solar installation exceeded 26GW last year, and last month the sector posted the highest monthly generation figures for since January 2026.

This growth underpinned a 21.5% year-on-year growth in generation between September 2025 and 2026 across the entire solar sector. Additionally home battery energy storage system (BESS) installations in the country grew 191% in the year to the first half of 2025.

Across the globe, rooftop solar and accompanying battery storage is one of the fastest-growing parts of the global energy system, and the combination of solar-plus-storage is expected to deliver 42% of all new growth in solar power by 2030.

The geopolitical events of recent years, specifically the US-Iran conflict and the ongoing war in Ukraine, have caused two energy price crises with power bills increasing for domestic and commercial users.

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