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What’s the catch with three hours of free power?

Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:15:06
Publish Date: 2025-11-10 15:00:00
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Three hours of free electricity sounds pretty good to many Australians struggling with a cost-of-living crisis.

But is the federal government’s latest solar offering, which features energy retailers being made to offer free power in the middle of the day in selected states, really going to reduce hefty power bills?

Today, energy expert from the Grattan Institute Alison Reeve unpacks the ups and downs of the scheme that’s set to start in July next year.

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Alison Reeve, energy and climate change deputy program director at the Grattan Institute

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