Speaker, today with Minister Chris Bowen and the Member for Whitlam, I was able to announce that Warrawong and Dapto will receive community batteries – helping lower household electricity bills, reduce emissions and deliver reliable renewable energy for local residents. 

Endeavour Energy will receive $1 million in grant funding to install a 720 kilowatt hour battery in Warrawong and a 1040 kilowatt hour battery in Dapto as part of the government’s Community Batteries program.

This is another example of the Albanese Labor Government delivering for our Illawarra region as we invest $200 million to install 400 community batteries across the country.

This is a great win for people in Warrawong, a community of around 500 households with some of the most vulnerable people in our region, who are now set to benefit from the Labor government's investment in community batteries.

This investment will see eight pole top battery units installed and one small ground-based unit in Warrawong, with the Commonwealth contributing just over half the project cost and Endeavour investing the remaining contribution.

Community Batteries are just one of the steps the Albanese Government is taking to drive down household and business energy costs and make homes and businesses cheaper to run.

With Endeavour Energy given the green light, work will now begin to formalise the battery location, engage with the local community and start works in coming months to plug the battery into the grid.