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"The independent candidate running against Coalition leader Peter Dutton for
the seat of Dickson has called on the major parties to develop a bipartisan
policy to expedite the installation of home battery systems in Australia.
Environmental consultant Ellie Smith’s campaign for the seat – which is the
most marginal in Queensland, with Dutton holding onto the seat by a thin margin
of 1.7 per cent – rests on a suite of policies geared towards reducing cost of
living pressures.
With 30,000 homes and businesses in the electorate without power in the days
following ex-tropical cyclone Alfred, Smith has called on the two major parties
to put forward their plans for home battery installations now.
“Home battery energy storage systems are the best way to immediately reduce
energy costs, support a more reliable electricity grid; and encourage a more
sustainable roll out of rooftop solar,” Smith said.
About 64 per cent of dwellings in Dickson have rooftop solar systems.
“Home batteries help make homes more resilient during blackouts. They could
have helped thousands of homes stay connected during Cyclone Alfred – just in
Dickson alone,” said Smith.
“More than 60 per cent of homes in Dickson have already installed rooftop solar
systems, but only a fraction have been able to afford a home battery.
“It means that many of these homes are practically giving their excess energy
away to their energy company, while paying higher rates for electricity when
the sun isn’t shining.”"
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
