Australia Launches $1.5 Billion Plan to Boost Home Batteries

Australians go mad for batteries as subsidies kick in

Australians pile into Labor battery subsidy scheme as power prices rise

Australia Launches $1.5 Billion Plan to Boost Home Batteries

(Bloomberg) — Australia started a A$2.3 billion ($1.5 billion) program to encourage households to buy batteries in an effort to absorb excess renewable energy and curb price swings in one of the world’s most volatile power markets.

Battery incentive a win for consumers - Murray Pioneer

THE Housing Industry Association (HIA) has welcomed the commencement of the new solar battery incentive program under the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES). The inclusion of solar batteries in the SRES is a good step that will support more...

Federal government tries to soothe rising energy prices

Australians will get some energy relief from today as the federal government’s home battery program and bill rebate extension come into effect.

New bill to boost solar batteries - Ecogeneration

Image: sommart/stock.adobe.comFrom today, households and small businesses can access federal rebates for solar batteries, following a regulatory amendment that adds battery storage to the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES). The Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment (Cheaper Home Batteries Program) Regulations 2025, which became law on 27 June, expands the existing Renewable Energy (Electricity) Regulations 2001. The changes support th…