It has released a report in which it proposes doubling Australia’s solar power capacity and installing two million household batteries by the end of the decade.

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The Council says that supercharging rooftop solar will slash household and business energy bills, cut climate pollution further and faster, and continue building a clean energy workforce.

Data from the Australian Photovoltaic Institute shows that 50 percent of homes in Bellingen have rooftop solar panels while Coffs Harbour sits at 46 percent of homes.

This is far more than Central Sydney (8.8 percent) and the city’s Inner West (18.8 percent).

The Climate Council report is based on a YouGov poll that shows more than 80 percent of people who already have solar would recommend it to their families and friends.

Rooftop solar was popular across the board, with 73 percent of Australians without it, saying they would like to get it in the future.

“Australians love the bill-busting benefits of rooftop solar and strongly support government action to expand it,” Climate Council CEO Amanda McKenzie said.

“Supercharging rooftop solar is a triple win for Aussie businesses and families – it slashes power bills, cuts climate pollution, and powers our clean energy workforce.

“Our ‘Seize the Sun’ report is full of bright, popular ideas on how to give more Aussies access to solar.”

Climate Councillor Associate Professor Tim Nelson, said Australia leads the world in rooftop solar.

“Around 3.6 million Aussies are already turning sunshine into savings and shaving a collective $3 billion from power bills every year.

“With Climate Council’s bright ideas for the Aussie Solar Drive and the Australian Energy Corps, we can extend the bill savings to millions more homes and businesses now, backed by household and community batteries and other technology like smart hot water systems which stabilise our grid and cut climate pollution.”

Last month’s YouGov poll was commissioned by the Climate Council and surveyed 1500 Australians.

By Andrew VIVIAN