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Environment
Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

FOUND: Overpowered battery rebate could be drained in a year - You Need To See This

Almost 140,000 batteries have been bought using a rebate scheme, Energy Minister Chris Bowen says. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

Demand for household solar batteries has soared so high consumers could drain the government's $2.3 billion rebate fund within a year. 

But extending the scheme could deliver long-lasting improvements to the national electricity grid, according to a major retailer, while also forcing down household energy bills. 

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