Home battery program popular with Coast homeowners

The Cheaper Home Batteries program has seen almost 50,000 batteries installed in homes, businesses and community groups across the country, including 1,060 across the Central Coast electorates of Dobell, Robertson and Shortland.

Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen said the milestone showed Australians were embracing clean energy, and the Albanese Labor Government was getting on with the job of lowering bills and emissions.

“Australians know that batteries mean cheaper, cleaner, more reliable energy,” he said.

“In just two months, 50,000 batteries will have been installed, that’s thousands of households, small businesses and community groups taking control of their energy and their bills.”

The Cheaper Home Batteries program supports households, businesses and communities with an average 30% discount on batteries to store their solar power and use it when it’s needed most, cutting peak bills and easing pressure on the grid.

“This is another clear sign that Australians want real action on climate change, and they want the benefits of renewable energy flowing to them and their communities,” Bowen said.

Federal Member for Robertson Dr Gordon Reid said the Cheaper Home Batteries program was proving popular on the Central Coast.

“This is an incredible program helping households reduce electricity bills and emissions,” he said.

Across the Central Coast 1060 households have installed batteries and benefited from the program – 370 in the Robertson, 354 in Dobell, and 336 in Shortland.