The home battery rebate is changing. Is it still worth it and what's the right size?
In less than nine months, more than a quarter of a million batteries were installed in Australian households. Here's how the battery rebate is changing and why.
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The home battery rebate is changing. Is it still worth it and what's the right size?By climate reporter Nathan MorrisTopic:Batteries12m ago12 minutes agoThu 30 Apr 2026 at 6:41pmIn less than nine months, Australian households have installed more than 266,000 home batteries. (ABC News: Briana Shepherd)abc.net.au/news/the-home-battery-rebate-is-changing-is-it-still-worth-it/106616170Link copiedShareShare articleChanges to home battery rebates coming into effect today aim to make sure the scheme does not run the risk of becoming a victim of its own success.Australians took to batteries in droves after the federal government introduced the Cheaper Home Batteries Program in last year's budget.In less than a year, Australia's residential battery capacity doubled.
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