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TUESDAY 10 JUNE 2025
Battery boom: 1 in 2 Australians want a household battery with rooftop solar
AUSTRALIA’S BATTERY BOOM is gaining traction, with 1 in 2 Australians seeking to install a household battery alongside a new or existing rooftop solar system to double their savings. This comes just before the Federal Government’s Cheaper Home Batteries Program kicks off on 1 July 2025.
Installing two million more batteries in our homes and businesses by 2030 would collectively save Australians more than $4 billion on their power bills every year, according to the Climate Council’s latest report: “Battery Boom: Supercharging Australia’s Renewable Rollout”.
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Climate Councillor and energy expert, Greg Bourne, said: “Around 40 percent of our main energy grid is powered by sun and wind. Batteries are our bridge to a 21st century energy grid; keeping the lights on in our homes, schools, and workplaces as our ageing coal fleet eventually retires by 2040.
“We already generate an excess of clean, reliable, renewable energy from Australia’s abundant sun and wind. Rather than simply letting it go to waste and missing out on the savings, batteries will help soak it all up and put it to good use during periods of high demand.
“As our transport fleet progressively electrifies, those batteries can also help our grid and provide extra resilience to the system overall.”
Various states are setting the bar for battery-backed renewables, with South Australia leading the country overall. Western Australia leads in big batteries with eight projects connected to the grid, while Victoria is installing the most community batteries in the country at 140. Residents in the Northern Territory take the trophy for household batteries, with 15.9% of all homes with solar also having a battery.
Climate Council Fellow and energy expert, Andrew Stock, said: “Household, community, and grid-scale battery storage plays a vital role in Australia’s renewable energy transition. States are already making headway in these areas, but we must go further and faster to ensure more Australians can reap the benefits.
“Installing more batteries means more gigawatts of renewable energy we can store. The return on investment for communities: lower bills, less climate pollution from polluting coal and gas, and a more resilient grid.”
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