Chris Bowen (McMahon, Australian Labor Party, Minister for Climate Change and Energy) Share this | Hansard source

I thank my honourable friend for the question. What a difference the member for Bonner has made in just the short period she's been here. I'm happy to inform the House: 219,750—that's how many cheaper home batteries have been installed since 1 July, around a thousand more than this time yesterday. That's the sort of embracing of cheaper, cleaner energy we are seeing right across Australia, particularly in rural and regional Australia. Forty-two per cent of the cheaper home batteries that have been installed have been in rural and regional areas. People in these areas know that what's good for the planet is good for their pocket. New data out today from the Clean Energy Council shows how important this is for the grid in reducing prices—not just for those who have the battery but for everyone. Interestingly, as many Australians installed a home battery in the last six months of 2025 as in all the entire five years previously. That shows good policy in action.

Of course, this comes, in terms of the broader context of the last quarter, with renewable energy hitting record highs—

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