Chris Bowen

@chrisbowenmp.bsky.social

Australia’s 🇦🇺 Minister for Climate Change and Energy. Member for McMahon.

The Albanese Labor Government is helping businesses, farms and community organisations cut their energy costs and strengthen our nation's energy security.  We're doing this by putting more rooftops to work and cutting the cost of medium-sized solar systems by 20 per cent.

The Cheaper Home Batteries program is great for families, good for the grid, good for families, and good for emissions. That’s why the Labor government will keep working to make it easier for households to go solar. Because we know that what’s good for the planet, is also good for your pocket.

Every battery installed through the Cheaper Home Batteries program is doing more than just lower energy bills for those households. It’s helping to reduce pressure on the grid during peak times at night. Which means less use of expensive gas, and cheaper wholesale prices for everyone.

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While others engaged in politics and scare tactics, the Government has been focussed on the job of fuel security. We continue to have more fuel in Australia today than when the Iran war started. And we will continue to work every day to maintain Australia's fuel security.

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A new report out today from the International Energy Agency shows that sales of electric vehicles in Australia have doubled since February. Australians know that EVs are a good cost of living choice in difficult international times

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In uncertain international times, energy partnerships are more important than ever. And Australia has no more important energy partner than Singapore Delighted to welcome my friend Dr Tan See Leng to Sydney for the Australia-Singapore Dialogue on Energy.

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The massive uptake of solar and batteries across the country is bringing wholesale energy prices down for everyone. That's what the latest Quarterly Energy Data report shows with peak time power prices hitting record lows.  This is our plan for a fairer and more secure energy system at work.

Today I provided our weekly update on Australia’s fuel stocks. Australia currently has: ⛽️ 42 days of petrol 🛻 38 days of diesel ✈️ 32 days of jet fuel That’s 15% more than we had at the start of the conflict.

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Australia's wholesale energy prices were some of the lowest in the developed world last quarter.  A new report out from the International Energy Agency shows that our abundant renewable energy is pushing energy prices down for everyone.

Our energy transition is taking shape as a record amount of renewable projects come online.  This isn't planned or currently in construction projects, it's real and tangible energy that is up and running right now.  There's more work to do and we're getting on with the job.

Always good to have New Zealand's Minister for Climate Change, Simon Watts in town. Australia and NZ work closely together domestically and internationally, including in the Pacific and in the lead up to COP31. Great conversation today about where we are up to, and what more we can do together

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Great to get the opportunity last week to chat all things batteries, renewables, and energy with our fantastic Member for Barton Ash Ambihaipahar and her Barton Environment Consultative Committee.

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Big batteries all around Australia store the cheap, renewable energy we generate from solar during the day, so it can be used at night when demand is high. This strengthens our energy grid, moves us away from expensive coal and gas, and brings prices down for everyone.