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Presentation by Alec Roberts for Greater Charlestown Sustainable Neighbourhood Group
​Saturday 31 May 2025.

Please note that the NSW Household energy saving upgrades – Battery Discount (a.k.a. NSW Solar Battery Rebate) (Slide 25 and 26) has been cancelled.  This is also known as PDRS (Peak Demand Reduction Scheme) .  The "Sign your battery up to a Virtual Power Plant" component is still available.
In particular, please note that payback periods including PDRS in the presentation (Slide 30) are no longer applicable.

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