The Government will pour an additional $5 billion into its solar battery subsidy scheme after it was revealed the initial $2.3 billion investment was all-but drained.
Energy Minister Chris Bowen also announced the introduction of a tiered system with experts saying the scheme incentivised installers to sell consumers the biggest possible batteries.
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