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Matt put a solar power battery on his bike shop. He won’t put one on his home and policy is to blame – ABC News
Matt King’s reason for not installing a household battery highlights how much energy policy, subsidies and basic household economics impact consumer uptake of home…
Matt King reckons “batteries are the way of the future”. He’s just installed a $12,000 Tesla home battery and solar panels on his Darwin business.
He has solar panels on his home too. But he won’t install a battery there.
Key points:
- Just 4.4 per cent of the Australian homes with solar have household batteries too
- Regulators say excess solar is becoming a problem
- Disincentives could see more homes install batteries
His reason for not installing one on his home highlights how much energy policy, subsidies…
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