Labor's home batteries policy could help people who will never take it up. Here's how | Adam Morton
07-04-2025 17:00 via theguardian.com

Labor's home batteries policy could help people who will never take it up. Here's how | Adam Morton

The government’s promise to slash the cost of household batteries should be welcomed – it could drive a change that benefits everyone who uses the power gridWant to get this in your inbox when it publishes? Sign up for the Clear Air Australia newsletter hereIt’s taken years to get here, but Labor’s election pledge to make household batteries cheaper is a significant step forward that should cut climate pollution and limit power price rises. While it has been criticised by
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