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business reporter Rhiana Whitson

Solar boom set to accelerate as electricity and gas prices soar and payback times shorten

Australian households and businesses are set to speed up the transition to renewables as energy prices soar and payback periods for solar and batteries shorten. 

Solar companies have reported a spike in inquiries, some by as much as 750 per cent, since the October 25 federal budget revealed electricity would jump 56 per cent and gas by 44 per cent over the next couple of years.

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