Forget 1 gigawatt-hour, the Cheaper Home Batteries programme now has a massive 6 gigawatt-hours of capacity.  But what does this mean? And what can 6 gigawatt-hours actually power?

This is all about Australians embracing practical technology that helps lower bills.

Cheaper Home Batteries are for all Australians.  In fact, the outer suburbs and regions are the areas taking it up the most.  These batteries bust bills and deliver a better, fairer grid for everyone.

I want to warmly congratulate my friend @robjetten.bsky.social  on being sworn in as Prime Minister of the Netherlands.

Booming renewables, lower gas use and more motorists driving cheaper to run cars. That's what's meant we've now had an 8.5 million tonne drop in Australia’s emissions over the year to September 2025.

The massive new community battery we opened today in Padstow will see 10,000 houses or apartments be able to sign up for the cheaper renewable energy it will store.

People living in rural and regional Australia, like Chris in Bendigo, are taking control of their energy future through our Cheaper Home Batteries policy because they know what is good for the planet is good for the pocket.

The Albanese Government is working with councils across regional & rural communities, so they can save on their bills & invest more into their communities through the Community Energy Upgrades Fund, including in Bendigo where the library will replace their gas heating system with electric heat pumps

Take this post down, Matt Canavan This is the modern Coalition.

While others are focused on themselves, we're focused on investing in the cheapest form of energy.  Last quarter saw more renewable energy than any other energy source, resulting in a decrease of the wholesale price. It's just common sense.

A record has been broken.  More renewable energy has been switched on in the last quarter, than any other quarter in history.  Our focus is putting downward pressure on energy prices with the cheapest form of energy. We've done a lot of work, but there is a lot more to do.

70,000 Urgent Care Clinic visits, 70 bulk billed GPs and $17.5 million in savings on medicines for our local community.  The best part? All you need is your Medicare card. Labor built Medicare, and we will always defend it.

Happy Valentine's Day. Hoping you have someone as obsessed with you as the National party. The only thing I’m obsessed with is fixing their energy mess.

Tony Abbott just told ABC that Angus Taylor will bring in a more “Australian” energy policy.  I can’t think of a more Australian energy policy that using the greatest solar and wind resources in the world found right here at home.

Angus Taylor always gets his numbers wrong.  And you pay the price.

We promised and now we're delivering.  New plans for the Fairfield Hospital upgrade have been released, and they look amazing.

Always a pleasure to welcome former Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to my office to talk renewable energy.  This Government works with people from all perspectives and we get views from across the political spectrum when it comes to the renewable transition.

It's National Apprenticeship week.  I got to meet some of our super-impressive energy apprentices at Transgrid Horsley Park, in my electorate. Apprentices like Tully are the future of our energy transition, and I say, we're in very good hands.

For too many, what should the happiest time in their life becomes a major challenge.  For people in our community, it is especially difficult.  That's why this perinatal clinic at Fairfield Hospital is so important, free and familiar care for those who are suffering most.

The PM is spot on, we're investing into Fairfield Hospital. In fact, the Minns and Albanese Governments are working together to rebuild it.

For the second time in less than a year, the Coalition has split up and made up. While they’re focused on themselves, we’re focused on you.

Mental health support. For free. In our community.  No wait times and no appointment needed, just your Medicare card. A big thank you to Assistant Minister Emma McBride for coming down to Blacktown to check in on this amazing service.

I've been told that I like to talk about Cheaper Home Batteries a lot, and for good reason.  But why not hear from an owner directly.  The Litchfields, from the beautiful suburb of Bella Vista, are shining examples of the outer suburban story of Cheaper Home Batteries.

We're focused on Cost of Living relief.  Whether it's Cheaper Home Batteries, Solar Sharer, investing in Renewables or making the system fairer, we'll keep fighting for you.

We're getting on with the job of installing the cheapest form of energy.  While others tear each other down, we're putting downward pressure on energy bills.

There have been more than 219,000 cheaper home batteries installed since July last year – that means more Australians are taking control of their power bills and using their own clean, cheap energy when they need it.

While the Liberals and Nationals are busy rolling each other, we're busy rolling out cheaper home batteries that bring down household bills.

When we came into government Snowy 2.0 was facing delays, now it's back on track and 70% complete.

Reminder: When coal breaks down, your bills go up

Renewables are not only good for the planet, but they're also good for your pocket.  In December they were also the majority of our energy supply for the first time ever which led to a direct decrease of wholesale energy prices.

Instead of focusing on you, they're focusing on themselves.  But it doesn't matter who wins the Liberals race to the bottom, we know where they stand on acting on climate change and building cleaner, cheaper energy.

Well as you can tell, the sun and smiles are out for the Albanese Government's Cheaper Home Batteries Programme.  The Litchfield's from the beautiful suburb of Bella Vista know what the rest of Australia knows - what's good for the planet is good for your pocket.

Good progress today. More renewable energy than ever before lowering wholesale prices. And more reforms coming in 2026 to ensure that flows through to retail energy prices like our Solar Sharer offer from 1 July

Cheaper Home Batteries is an outer suburb and regional story. The people of Mitchell know what the rest of Australia knows - what's good for the planet is good for your pocket.

Australia is home to world class climate scientists. I would like to personally congratulate Professor Peter Cook on his appointment as a Companion of the Order of Australia (AC). Professor Cook has been recognised for eminent service to science and climate change mitigation.

You may have missed the news this week while certain groups focus on themselves, but Australia’s grid has hit a new milestone.

ICYMI: This is how the Solar Sharer offer works.

Instead of turning to the Australian people they turn on each other.  Australian's deserve better than this psychodrama of the coalition.

A big step today towards fairer, cheaper and cleaner energy for everyone.

Breaking: Unemployment is down to 4.1%, 65,000 new jobs in the last month and 1.2 million jobs created since 2022.

Today Australians come together for a National Day of Mourning to honour the victims and all those impacted by the Bondi Beach terrorist attack.

In her time as our State's second longest serving Governor, Dame Marie Bashir was a regular visitor to our community. She always showed a great interest in our diverse community groups, in the work of so many to relieve poverty and, above all in education.

Aussies are buying EVs and hybrids at record rates. So we need to keep the charging station rollout up.  The new 400KW (that's fast!) at Ampol on the M4 at Eastern Creek are a big boost for charging in Western Sydney.

Yesterday, the Australian Parliament came together as one, to extend our condolences to every family who lost someone in the Bondi tragedy. When Bondi was attacked, Australia was attacked.

Thanks for the Birthday wishes.  No better way to mark my 53 laps than to celebrate 200,000 Australian households, small businesses and community groups installing cheaper home batteries today.

You can't trust the Coalition when they say...

In just over 6 months…

The Liberals are stuck in past. They say that renewable energy is unreliable and you can't store the energy. Meanwhile battery projects are going up across the country, and hundreds of thousands of Aussies are putting in Cheaper Home Batteries.

Kevin Rudd is an internationally respected thinker about foreign affairs, geopolitics and our fast changing world.

A lot done last year. A lot more to do in 2026. Let's keep going.