Half a Million Cheaper Home Battery Storage Bringing Down Bills for Australian Homes and Businesses.
The Australian government reports that more than 500,000 home batteries have been installed under its Cheaper Home Batteries Program, with most going to outer suburban and regional households.
The Australian government announced that more than 500,000 home batteries have now been installed under the Cheaper Home Batteries Program. According to the government, the program is meant to help households and businesses store solar power, reduce power bills and ease pressure on the electricity grid.
The announcement notes that Australia already has the highest uptake of rooftop solar in the world, with more than one in three households having panels on the roof. The battery program is designed to let those households use more of the energy they generate, by making a battery cheaper to install.
The government said more than three quarters of the batteries installed so far are in outer suburban and regional communities. The milestone was marked at a local solar and battery installer in Castle Hill, a suburb in the postcode with the highest number of installations in the country.
The release points to Western Sydney as an example of the shift. The electorate of Mitchell ranked 108th nationally for battery uptake in 2024 and is now third. It also cites the Australian Energy Market Operator's most recent quarterly report, which found that home batteries supply household use after sunset, reduce the evening peak and put downward pressure on bills for all customers, including those without solar or a battery.
The number of accredited battery installers has doubled to 8,846 since the program began, according to the government. Energy Minister Chris Bowen described the milestone as "a huge milestone for Australian households, Australian tradies and Australian small businesses."
The figures in the announcement come from the government itself, and the page does not give the size of the subsidy or an estimate of savings per household.
At a Glance
- More than 500,000 batteries have been installed under the Cheaper Home Batteries Program, according to the Australian government.
- More than three quarters of installations are in outer suburban and regional communities.
- Mitchell rose from 108th nationally for battery uptake in 2024 to third.
- Accredited battery installers have doubled to 8,846 since the program began.
- More than one in three Australian households have rooftop solar.
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