Southern Metropolitan Region
Ryan BATCHELOR (Southern Metropolitan) (12:57): My question is to the Minister for Energy and Resources. How many of the government’s new neighbourhood batteries will be located in the Southern Metropolitan Region? Last week it was announced that the government will be launching 65 new neighbourhood batteries across 43 locations in Victoria. It is the biggest rollout yet, and a significant step towards helping more Victorians access localised storage for renewable power. By trapping the power of the sun, local batteries are lowering costs. One of the locations announced was at a new social housing development in Hampton East. Thanks to some support from the federal government’s Housing Australia Future Fund, there is a big new social housing development being built. At the moment it is just a big hole in the ground, but when it is complete there is going to be a neighbourhood battery, providing residents with not only brand new energy efficient homes but a battery to support their lower power costs.