{"id":5293,"date":"2020-02-28T08:23:08","date_gmt":"2020-02-28T08:23:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=5293"},"modified":"2020-02-28T08:23:08","modified_gmt":"2020-02-28T08:23:08","slug":"empowering-homes-for-a-brighter-energy-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/02\/28\/empowering-homes-for-a-brighter-energy-future\/","title":{"rendered":"EMPOWERING HOMES FOR A BRIGHTER ENERGY FUTURE"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eligible Hunter residents will be able to access interest-free loans for battery and solar-battery systems which could deliver more than $250 in savings a year, thanks to a NSW Government pilot program launched today.<br \/>\nEnvironment Minister Matt Kean said the pilot is an important first step in the delivery of the NSW Government\u2019s Empowering Homes program which will reduce energy bills for up to 300,000 households while helping the State to transition to a clean energy future.<br \/>\n\u201cThis is about unlocking the saving and sustainability benefits offered by solar-battery systems\u201d Mr Kean said.<br \/>\n\u201cFor households that use more than 6,000kWh of electricity a year, installing a solar and battery system can help reduce their annual electricity bill by putting more than $250 a year back into your pocket.<br \/>\n\u201cThis will help create jobs, reduce emissions, increase system security and reliability, and place downward pressure on energy costs for everyone.<br \/>\n\u201cThe NSW Government remains committed to achieving net zero emissions in NSW by 2050 and this is one of the many clean energy initiatives we\u2019re introducing to deliver on that target.\u201d<br \/>\nInterest-free loans of up to $14,000 for a solar-battery system, or up to $9,000 for the addition of a battery to an existing solar system will be available to owner-occupiers with an annual household income of up to $180,000.<br \/>\nThe Clean Energy Finance Corporation will provide finance for the pilot, which will be administered by delivery partner RateSetter.<br \/>\nRunning for up to 12 months, the pilot will be available to eligible residents who have postcodes in the areas of Cessnock, Dungog, Lake Macquarie, Maitland, Mid-Coast, Muswellbrook, Port Stephens, Singleton and Upper Hunter.<br \/>\nHomeowners in the Hunter region are encouraged to check the Energy Saver website to see if their postcode is eligible and for details on how to apply. Homeowners across NSW can also register their interest in the broader program, which will be rolled out across the state after the pilot is complete:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.energysaver.nsw.gov.au\/solar-battery-loan-offer\">www.energysaver.nsw.gov.au\/solar-battery-loan-offer<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eligible Hunter residents will be able to access interest-free loans for battery and solar-battery systems which could deliver more than $250 in savings a year, thanks to a NSW Government pilot program launched today. Environment Minister Matt Kean said the pilot is an important first step in the delivery of the NSW Government\u2019s Empowering Homes &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/02\/28\/empowering-homes-for-a-brighter-energy-future\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;EMPOWERING HOMES FOR A BRIGHTER ENERGY FUTURE&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5293","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5293","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5293"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5293\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5293"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5293"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5293"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}