Battery storage systems fitted to homes and businesses would have helped South Australians who lost power during the severe storms, the Greens say.
The Greens are pushing for a national policy that would give Australians a tax credit of up to $5000 to help with the cost of battery storage for solar energy systems.
"Bringing a battery boom to South Australia will give households and small businesses the energy security that they need," SA Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young said in a statement.
"Renewable energy coupled with battery storage is the future and will help to keep energy demand sustainable while bringing much needed jobs to our state."
The policy also includes a grant scheme for low-income earners, with the grants capped at $5000 per household in the first year of the policy.
The Greens estimate that if the policy were enacted, up to 1.2 million homes across Australia would take up the scheme.
"Battery storage technology is on the verge of major breakthroughs when it comes to capacity and cost," she said.
"This scheme would help South Australian households adopt an emerging technology while also supporting innovation in Australia."
It comes in the aftermath of storms that caused state-wide blackouts across South Australia, sparking a political debate over energy security.
Senator Hanson-Young said it's time for action, not cheap talk and political point-scoring.
"No amount of hot air from blowhard politicians in Canberra will power our state into the future," she said.
"It's time we got real about tackling dangerous global warming and giving South Australians the energy security that they need."
