Battery Bonus Switched on After Coal-Plant Lifeline

Published on May 24, 2024

A New South Wales (NSW) offer to heavily subsidise batteries for homes with rooftop solar systems has been pitched as a key plank in the shift to renewables as the state defends its lifeline for Australia’s biggest coal-fired power plant. The plan, announced on May 24, means more than one million households with solar panels could save as much as $2400 (US$1590) in the up-front costs of installing a battery. The measure comes a day after a two-year lifeline was thrown to Australia’s largest coal-fired generator in a bid to shore up at-risk energy supplies during a slower-than-expected transition to renewables....

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