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"The Cheaper Home Batteries Program (CHBP) is not simply subsidising battery
installations; it is safely empowering households to become active participants
in Australia’s energy transition through a mature, risk-aware and
high-integrity regulatory framework.
Over half a million home battery installations have already helped put energy
back into the hands of consumers since the program began mid last year.
In the past, Australia’s energy system was built around large generators
supplying electricity to passive consumers. Today, through rooftop solar and
now home batteries, households are generating, storing and managing their own
energy.
The CHBP is helping accelerate that transition, democratising our energy system
by giving more Australians access to technologies that lower energy bills,
strengthen the grid and support a cleaner energy future.
A modern, decentralised energy system requires strong safety standards,
effective oversight and qualified industry participants. The program has been
designed with those elements from the outset. It was built on the foundations
of the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES), a proven framework that has
supported renewable energy adoption in millions of Australian homes for over 15
years.
Transforming any major system brings scrutiny, and scrutiny is healthy. But
there is a difference between constructive oversight and criticism that is
focused on isolated issues while overlooking the broader public benefit.
Some critics have suggested that safety measures are not keeping pace with the
rapid growth in demand for the scheme, but this is not the case.
One of the reasons we can be confident in the safety of the program is that
home battery systems are highly engineered products, with internal safety
controls and performance standards independently verified through rigorous
approval processes before being included on the scheme’s eligible product list.
In other words, we can have confidence in the batteries themselves.
Importantly, we do not take that confidence for granted. While a small number
of issues have emerged with manufacturers over the 15-year history of the SRES,
Australia’s regulatory framework has successfully identified and addressed
them."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
