Household batteries can save solar households a further $1,150 each year on top of their existing solar savings. In our cost-of-living crisis, those energy bill savings are ongoing. 

But household batteries also have benefits for your neighbours - the net cost benefits for the energy grid are estimated to be around $190 million. This means bill savings for all households. 

The Australian Energy Market Operator has modeled the need for 8GW of household battery capacity being required by 2030 in order to achieve our renewable energy transition with the lowest possible energy bills. This equates to around $1 million household batteries, but unfortunately the Australian Government has no plan to reach this target. 

We've been calling on the governments across Australia to implement ongoing subsidies for household batteries. Solar Citizen's optimum plan for achieving these include:

1. All levels of government setting targets for the uptake of household batteries in line with the AEMO's modeling. This would include a target of 1 million batteries by 2030 at the national level.
2. A federal subsidy for household batteries delivered through an extension of the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme, with targets for low-income household uptake. This program would also support the uptake of vehicle-to-grid charging equipment.
3. A solar-and-battery program for social housing, enabling the development of state-owned Virtual Power Plants to bring down bills for residents and to support the energy grid.

You can sign Solar Citizen's Affordable Storage Solutions petition by clicking here.