Seven Neovolt-branded home battery models, made by Suzhou-based manufacturer Bytewatt, face suspension from the federal Cheaper Home Batteries rebate scheme from 15 September 2026, after the Clean Energy Council (CEC) found compliance failures across the BW-BAT-9.6P range and its variants.

What the CEC found: nameplate labels on units actually supplied in Australia didn't match what was in the testing and certification paperwork, an IEC 62619 safety-certification document covering several variants was invalid, and the manufacturer could not reliably say which imported stock belonged to which variant.

What it isn't: the CEC was explicit that this is a compliance and paperwork issue, not a safety recall, no fire, fault or performance problem has been identified in the units themselves. Bytewatt has a three-month window from the suspension date to fix the certification and labelling issues and be reinstated.

The bottom line: confirmed by the regulator; not a safety scare, but a genuine and specific compliance failure with real financial consequences for anyone who bought or is selling these units, and a fair, unglamorous check on the home-battery rollout's pace.