Over a quarter of a million households, small businesses and community organisations have now installed a bill busting battery under the Federal Government’s Cheaper Home Batteries program, with around half of those installing new or upgraded solar systems at the same time.
Batteries help households store the cheaper, cleaner energy they generate during the day, and use it at night. That means less reliance on peak prices, a more reliable grid and putting downward pressure on prices for everyone.
New postcode-level data shows the clean energy upgrade is being led by the outer suburbs and by rural and regional communities, not the inner-city. Around 77 per cent of uptake has occurred in these regional and outer-suburban areas.
Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen and Catherine King MP, Member for Ballarat, said the results reflect what households are telling them right across the country; people want to cut their power bills, get more value from their solar, and take control of their energy use.
The data shows strongest uptake across family suburbs, outer metro growth areas, and towns and regions where households are already leading the way on rooftop solar.
Catherine King Member for Ballarat said, “In Ballarat, 1031 families and local businesses are embracing energy upgrades that save them money and make their homes and businesses more energy efficient.
“These results show our community is getting on with it, taking up batteries and backing a cleaner energy future that is made from Australia’s abundant renewable resources.
“People here don’t want slogans. They want bills that are easier to pay, and a plan that delivers. That is exactly what this program is doing.”
Article adapted from government media release
