Submission to Horizon 2 of the 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy

The Clean Energy Council welcomes the opportunity to provide feedback to the Department of Home Affair’s (DHA) consultation on the Horizon 2 Discussion Paper of the 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy.

We are supportive of the Australian Government’s work on Horizon 2 to scale cyber maturity across the economy; however, we encourage consideration of ongoing critical gaps in Australia’s regulation of cyber security in the renewable energy sector, particularly in Australian homes. More than 4 million households and small businesses across the country have now installed rooftop solar systems, and the recently introduced Federal Cheaper Home Batteries Program has seen over 19,500 battery installations in the first month.