Government Boosts Its Home Battery Program by $5 Billion. But It Still Has Big Problems

Government boosts its home battery program by $5 billion. But it still has big problems

Simon McGill/Getty ImagesOver the weekend the federal government announced major changes to its A$2.3 billion home battery subsidy program. The changes include nearly A$5 billion in extra funding and adjustments to the financial support provided for different-sized batteries. They follow recent reporting by The Conversation that the program is subsidising unnecessarily large home batteries and blowing out in cost. Announcing the changes, Ministe…

Billions to boost home battery boom in Australia

Photo Credit: Sergo/Stock.Adobe.comMore Australian households are set to benefit from a summer of solar storage, following the Federal Government’s decision to extend and expand the Cheaper Home Batteries Program, lifting total funding to $7.2 billion. The program, delivered through the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES), reduces the upfront cost of eligible home and small-business battery systems by around 30 per cent. It does this via …

How the Changes to the Federal Battery Rebate Will Impact You

The writing was on the wall. The Cheaper Home Batteries Program did in seven months what the federal solar rebate took more than a year to achieve in 2009. Almost 200,000 Australian homes installed a battery between July 2025 and early 2026. The speed of uptake, paired with much larger battery sizes than forecast, forced the federal government to act sooner than planned. The program was originally designed around households installing batteries …

Nearly $5bn added to Cheaper Home Batteries program

Image: Fa_art/stock.adobe.comThe Cheaper Home Batteries program has become a clear priority of the Federal Government, with a significant expansion bringing the program’s value to $7.2 billion. This is more than three […] The post Nearly $5bn added to Cheaper Home Batteries program appeared first on Energy Magazine.

Government expands Cheaper Home Batteries program

The Australian Government has confirmed it will expand its Cheaper Home Batteries program to an estimated $7.2 billion over four years—an increase from the initial $2.3 billion. This is expected to see more than 2 million Australians install a battery by 2030, delivering around 40GWh of capacity, doubling our election estimate of 1 million batteries and increasing the expected capacity by almost four times. Related article: Cheaper Home Batterie…