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Poppy Johnston

'Smash-hit' battery scheme topped up, subsidies trimmed

The federal government is tripling funding for its home battery scheme but tweaking eligibility. (David Mariuz/AAP PHOTOS)

More batteries in more homes is the promise of a federal government decision to triple the budget of a popular rebate scheme and wind back discounts for bigger systems.

The subsidy, which has been in place for five months, will get a generous top-up to $7.2 billion across four years after initially being earmarked to cost $2.3 billion.

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