Government Boosts Home Battery Spend by $5 Billion

'Smash-hit' battery scheme topped up, subsidies trimmed

Government backing for home batteries will be dialled back for larger systems in a move intended to make...

Labor adds $5b to revamped home battery subsidy

Labor will spend another $5 billion on revised version of its popular home battery subsidy scheme that will reduce incentives for very large systems.

Home battery subsidies wound back, scheme cost tripled

Government backing for home batteries will be dialled down for larger systems in a move spruiked as a way to keep more households in the scheme.

Government boosts home battery spend by $5 billion

Federal Energy Minister Chris Bowen announces big changes to the government's battery subsidy scheme amid claims most of its $2.3 billion budget has been spent in just six months.

Australia Expands Cheaper Home Batteries Subsidy to $7.2 Billion as Tiered Rebates Set for May 2026

(SEO): Australia will boost its Cheaper Home Batteries Program by about $5 billion to an estimated $7.2 billion after runaway demand, introducing tiered rebates from May 2026. SYDNEY — December 13, 2025 — Australia’s red‑hot home battery boom is forcing a major rethink of a flagship federal subsidy, with the Albanese government announcing a multi‑billion‑dollar funding top‑up and a redesigned discount structure aimed at slowing a rush toward ove…

Another $5 billion tipped into Cheaper Home Batteries, but rebates slashed for bigger systems

Albanese government doubles down on Cheaper Home Batteries, tipping new funding into the red-hot scheme and adjusting its settings to make it go further. The post Another $5 billion tipped into Cheaper Home Batteries, but rebates slashed for bigger systems appeared first on Renew Economy.