The Hon Chris Bowen MP
Minister for Climate Change and Energy
Member for McMahon
Andrew Leigh MP
Assistant Minister for Productivity, Competition, Charities and Treasury
Member for Fenner
Alicia Payne MP
Member for Canberra
David Smith MP
Member for Bean
Thousands Of Cheaper Home Batteries Now Powering ACT Homes And Businesses
1 March 2026
More than 4,500 cheaper home batteries have now been installed across the ACT, providing clean and cheap energy for Canberrans.
Across Australia, over a quarter of a million households, small businesses and community organisations have installed a bill busting battery under the Albanese Government’s Cheaper Home Batteries program, with around half of those installing new or upgraded solar systems at the same time.
Batteries help households store the cheaper, cleaner energy they generate during the day, and use it at night. That means less reliance on peak prices, a more reliable grid and putting downward pressure on prices for everyone.
New postcode-level data shows the clean energy upgrade is being led by the outer suburbs and by rural and regional communities, not the inner-city. Around 77 per cent of uptake has occurred in these regional and outer-suburban areas.
The data shows strongest uptake across family suburbs, outer metro growth areas, and towns and regions where households are already leading the way on rooftop solar.
ACT Cheaper Home Battery Uptake By Federal Electorate:
|
Fenner |
1,776 |
|
Canberra |
1,041 |
|
Bean |
1,712 |
|
TOTAL |
4,529 |
Top ACT Suburbs By Federal Electorate:
|
|
Postcode |
Suburbs |
Cheaper Home Batteries |
|
Fenner |
2615 |
Dunlop, Macgregor (ACT), Holt, Florey, Latham (ACT), Flynn (ACT), Melba, Higgins, Charnwood |
504 |
|
Canberra |
2602 |
Watson, Lyneham, O'Connor, Ainslie, Downer, Dickson, Hackett |
281 |
|
Bean |
2905 |
Calwell, Chisholm (ACT), Isabella Plains, Theodore (ACT), Bonython, Richardson, Gilmore (ACT) |
265 |
Quotes attributable to Minister for Climate Change and Energy, Chris Bowen MP:
“This is what the clean energy transformation looks like when it is working for Australians. It is practical, it is household-focused, and it is being led by the suburbs and the regions.
“Cheaper Home Batteries are helping families cut power bills and get more value from their solar. The postcode data makes it clear, this is not an inner-city story, it is a national story.
“The Coalition want to slow down cheaper renewables and keep people stuck with higher bills. Labor is getting on with the job, cleaner, cheaper, reliable energy for every community.”
Quotes attributable to Member for Fenner, Andrew Leigh MP:
“In Canberra, batteries are catching on faster than arguments about the best public servant coffee spot. Thousands of homes and businesses are now bottling their own sunshine and shaving down their power bills.
“When you can stash cheap solar for later instead of buying pricey power at night, the maths pretty much does the talking.
“This is suburban energy independence – fewer nasty surprises on the bill, and a bit more confidence every time you flick the switch.”
Quotes attributable to Member for Canberra, Alicia Payne MP:
"We know that Canberrans care deeply about climate action, and they also care about their family budgets.
"The incredible uptake of the Albanese Government's cheaper home battery scheme represents a massive shift toward energy independence for Australian households.
"This program is making sure that the benefits of cheaper, cleaner technology are accessible to everyone, helping our community drive down bills and emissions simultaneously.”
Quotes attributable to Member for Bean, David Smith MP:
“It’s great to see so many people in Bean taking advantage of this program that helps lower electricity bills and store solar energy for the grid.
“These cheaper home batteries are helping reduce emissions as we take climate action.”
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