From 1 July 2026, energy retailers in NSW, South Australia, and South-East Queensland must give households at least three hours of free electricity every day. N
This has already been functionally negated by the increase in retail access and usage rates.
It’s also fundamentally a vehicle to transfer wealth to those who have the option, and can afford, to install home batteries. The poor, renters, and poor renters are the ones who are forced to subsidise it.
This has already been functionally negated by the increase in retail access and usage rates.
It’s also fundamentally a vehicle to transfer wealth to those who have the option, and can afford, to install home batteries. The poor, renters, and poor renters are the ones who are forced to subsidise it.
I suppose if it were financially viable, they would build out storage on large scale.