{"id":293,"date":"2025-05-05T09:32:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T09:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aykasolar.com.au\/news\/?p=293"},"modified":"2025-05-05T09:34:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T09:34:45","slug":"new-labor-govt-offers-30-battery-discount-heres-what-it-means-for-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aykasolar.com.au\/news\/new-labor-govt-offers-30-battery-discount-heres-what-it-means-for-you\/","title":{"rendered":"New Labor Govt Offers 30% Battery Discount\u2014Here\u2019s What It Means for You"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/aykasolar.com.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/download.webp\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aykasolar.com.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/download.webp 1280w, https:\/\/aykasolar.com.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/download-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/aykasolar.com.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/download-1024x576.webp 1024w, https:\/\/aykasolar.com.au\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/download-768x432.webp 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Albanese Labor Government has unveiled a bold plan to deliver one million home batteries by 2030 as part of a $2.3 billion investment aimed at cutting energy bills by up to 90 per cent for Australian households, small businesses, and community facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <strong>Cheaper Home Batteries Program<\/strong>, set to roll out from <strong>1 July 2025<\/strong>, will reduce the cost of a typical installed home battery by <strong>30 per cent<\/strong> \u2013 saving households around <strong>$4,000<\/strong> on installation. The program will be delivered through the <strong>existing Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme<\/strong>, which has successfully supported solar subsidies since 2011.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to an analysis by the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water, households with existing rooftop solar could save up to <strong>$1,100<\/strong> annually. Those installing solar and battery systems could see savings of up to <strong>$2,300<\/strong> a year \u2013 slashing as much as 90 per cent off an average family electricity bill.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The scheme is designed to help Australians store excess solar power for use later, reducing reliance on the grid and allowing households to take control of their energy usage and costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While one in three Australian homes currently has rooftop solar, only one in forty has a battery. Labor\u2019s plan aims to bridge this gap, improving energy resilience and reducing peak demand \u2013 which in turn is expected to drive down prices across the grid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Small businesses and community facilities will also be eligible for subsidies, with support available for batteries up to <strong>50 kWh<\/strong> in size and installations of up to <strong>100 kWh<\/strong> qualifying for assistance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The battery program forms part of a wider package under Labor\u2019s clean energy and cost-of-living agenda, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Additional $150 in direct energy bill relief<\/strong> for every household and around one million small businesses from 1 July;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A <strong>$1 billion Household Energy Upgrades Fund<\/strong>, offering low-cost finance for energy-efficient home improvements and appliances;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An <strong>$800 million Social Housing Energy Performance Initiative<\/strong> to cut bills and improve comfort for social housing tenants;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A <strong>$100 million Community Energy Upgrades Fund<\/strong>, supporting improvements such as efficient lighting and battery storage at libraries, sporting grounds, and community centres.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Albanese Government says its plan stands in contrast to Opposition Leader Peter Dutton\u2019s proposal for a $600 billion nuclear energy rollout, which Labor claims would raise household energy bills by up to <strong>$1,200<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This $2.3 billion battery initiative was included in the <strong>2025-26 Federal Budget<\/strong>, based on analysis from the Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water prior to the current caretaker period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Labour is confident the plan will make energy cheaper, cleaner, and more reliable \u2013 giving Australians a better deal on power.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Albanese Labor Government has unveiled a bold plan to deliver one million home batteries by 2030 as part of a $2.3 billion investment aimed at cutting energy bills by&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":294,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aykasolar.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aykasolar.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aykasolar.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aykasolar.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aykasolar.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=293"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/aykasolar.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":295,"href":"https:\/\/aykasolar.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/293\/revisions\/295"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aykasolar.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/294"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aykasolar.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aykasolar.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aykasolar.com.au\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}