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Environment
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

Call for household battery help to plug energy concerns

Only a fraction of houses with solar panels homes use batteries to store the energy they produce. (Glenn Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

Both major political parties are being urged to cut the price of household solar batteries this election to slash electricity bills and reduce pressure on the national grid. 

Energy groups and academics call for bipartisan support for a national battery scheme, saying it could have as much impact as the solar rebate on Australia while also tackling disparities leaving some households behind. 

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