The Hon Chris Bowen MP, Minister for Climate Change and Energy
The Hon Josh Wilson MP, Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Assistant Minister for Emergency Management
Tom French MP, Member for Moore
In just over six months, more than 22,000 Western Australian households and businesses have cut their bills for good by installing a home battery under the Albanese Government's Cheaper Home Batteries Program.
In Western Australia, more than 100 batteries have been installed every day since 1 July, more than doubling the number of home batteries installed in the nation's largest state where nearly half of all homes already have rooftop solar.
Six Western Australia postcodes sit in the nation's top 20 for uptake of home batteries, with families and businesses in the outer metropolitan suburbs of Perth, such as Canning, Armadale and Gosnells, among the quickest to take advantage of bill busting batteries.
Overall, Western Australia represents 12 per cent of all installations under the Albanese Government's home battery program, surpassing the state's usual 10 per cent uptake for Commonwealth programs.
Nationwide, the Cheaper Home Batteries Program has helped more than 190,000 households and small businesses cut their power bills, with around three-quarters of installations in the suburbs and regions.
Last month, the Albanese Government announced sensible changes to ensure that more Australian households can benefit from the program, with a funding boost to $7.2 billion over four years.
These changes are expected to see more than 2 million Australians install a battery by 2030, delivering around 40 gigawatt hours of capacity, doubling initial estimates of 1 million batteries and increasing the expected capacity by almost four times.
The Albanese Government is also supporting Western Australia's clean energy transition through investment in new renewable energy generation, community and grid-scale batteries, virtual power plant technology, and concessional loans for solar and battery installations.
Quotes attributable to Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen:
"We want more Western Australian households to have access to batteries that are good for bills and good for the grid.
"In just six months, 22,000 homes across the state have cut their bills for good, storing cheap, fast and safe solar energy to be used night or day, when and where it's needed.
"Household batteries also support our grid stability by shifting renewable energy use from the middle of the day to peak times, reducing costs for everyone."
Quotes attributable to Assistant Minister for Climate Change and Energy Josh Wilson:
"Western Australians are making use of our state's abundant sunshine with almost half of homes now equipped with solar panels.
"We're matching that enthusiasm through the Cheaper Home Batteries Program and it's just fantastic to see the huge uptake. More than 100 systems a day installed since the middle of 2025 meaning that more than 22,000 WA households are taking control of their energy consumption and permanently lowering electricity bills.
"We have one of the world's largest standalone grids, and we're working overtime to leverage our state's capacity to collect free energy and ensure secure, reliable supply by also supporting the installation of community batteries and delivering the joined-up scale and consistency of a power plant through Virtual Power Plants."
Quotes attributable to Member for Moore, Tom French:
"As a former electrician, I know how important it is that energy policy actually works on the ground - not just on paper.
"The Albanese Government's Cheaper Home Batteries Program is delivering real, practical benefits for families across our community: lowering electricity costs, improving household energy security, and helping people get more value from the solar panels already on their roofs.
"Between 1 July and 30 November alone, there were more than 1,200 home battery installations in Moore, showing just how strongly local households are embracing cheaper, cleaner energy. I'll keep backing policies that put downward pressure on energy costs and make sure Moore households can access practical support that works in the real world."
