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Australia’s consumer energy boom

Millions of Australian households with rooftop solar are now rapidly adding batteries to maximize their generation and regain control over escalating power bills. This is energy democracy in action, writes Tim Lamacraft, general manager at the Smart Energy Council, who points out that batteries are becoming a key fixture of Australia’s decarbonization roadmap.

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pv magazine

02 Oct 2025

Energy Minister Chris Bowen, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Kara Cook MP visit a Brisbane home with a newly installed battery. | Image: SEC

Thanks to Australia’s Cheaper Home Batteries Program, 1,000 batteries are being installed across the country each weekday – more than 50,000 since the associated rebate began in July. That’s the equivalent of a grid-scale battery, such as the 150 MW/193.5 MWh Hornsdale Power Reserve in South Australia, coming online every eight to nine days. The Smart Energy …

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