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"The number of discounted energy storage systems installed under federal
Labor’s Cheaper Home Batteries program has sailed past 40,000, in just eight
working weeks since the rebate was launched.
“As of this morning 40,000 Australian households have installed a cheaper home
battery – 40,004 to be precise,” said federal energy minister Chris Bowen,
announcing the milestone on Wednesday from PV and battery retailer Solar Hub in
Canberra.
“That’s 714 megawatt-hours (MWh) worth of capacity,” Bowen added in a separate
interview on Wednesday with Smart Energy Council CEO John Grimes. “Remarkable
rollout, all done smoothly.”
Bowen says battery rebate buy-in has mostly been “an outer suburban and
regional story,” so far, where households and businesses are acting to cut
their electricity bills “at a very significant rate.”
“Some of these Australians didn’t have solar panels before and have put on
solar panels and a battery at the same time; some … had solar panels but not a
battery; others had a small battery but have now upgraded to a bigger battery
to cater for their needs. That’s all good… and it all helps the grid,” Bowen
says.
“This is a success story of Australian households but not just Australian
households, small businesses and community groups as well.
“I’ve visited small businesses that have put in batteries over the last eight
weeks. I’ve visited community groups, surf life saving clubs that have put in
batteries over the last eight weeks as well as, of course, many thousands of
homes.”"
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
