You are entitled to the Federal Government’s hugely popular ‘solar rebate’ when you install solar power at your home! The ‘rebate’ or Small-Scale Technology Certificate (STC) Scheme enables you to claim $4000+ on a 6.6kW system depending on where you live! Your solar company will handle the application for the rebate on your behalf and apply the value of this rebate as a discount at the point of sale.
Solar for Low Income Program - eligible participants can access a subsidy of up to 50% of the total cost of a solar system which is capped at $2500 along with a 3 year interest-free loan to pay off the difference.
Next Generation Energy Storage Program - this program offers $825 per kW (up to 30kW max) for 5000 ACT homes and businesses to install solar battery storage.
Empowering Homes Program - this program offers interest-free loans of up to $9,000 per battery system and up to $14,000 per solar + battery system for 300,000 NSW homes in a scheme to be rolled out over the next 10 years.
Solar for Low-Income Households (trial) - this program offers a free 3kW solar system to 3,000 NSW households that opt for a free solar system instead of the low-income household rebate. This scheme is currently in a trial phase and will only be available for people that live in the Central Coast, North Coast, Sydney-South, Illawarra-Shoalhaven and in the South Coast of NSW.
Home Battery Scheme - this program offers SA residents a subsidy of $500 per kWh or $600 per kWh (energy concession holders) up to a maximum of $6,000 on the cost of solar battery storage with a low-interest loan if needed. Up to 40,000 homes will be eligible to take part in this scheme.
Virtual Power Plant Scheme - this program is open for SA residents to register their interest. By creating a network of solar PV and battery systems working together to generate, store and feed energy back into the grid, a virtual power plant will be created. If the trial is successful on the 1,100 SA Housing Trust Households expected to be installed by October, 2019, the program could be rolled out to a further 49,000 properties.
Solar for Renters (trial) - rebates of up to $3,500 are available to landlords that install a solar system on their rental property. During the trial phase, the rental property must be located in the Bundaberg, Gladstone or Townsville local government areas. There are 1000 rebates available during the trial of this scheme.
Solar Panel Rebate - households that have not had solar power installed previously will have access to a 50 per cent rebate for a home solar power system up to a maximum rebate value of $1,888. This rebate has been hugely popular to date, with 56,000 rebates claimed by homeowners in 2019-2020.
Interest-free Loans for Solar PV - interest-free loans for solar PV systems will be available for owner- occupiers. This will allow Victorians to access the benefits of renewable energy at potentially no up- front cost depending on the choice of the solar system installed. Households will be required to pay the amount of the loan over four years.
Solar Hot Water Rebate - rebates of $1,000 are available for homeowners to replace an existing hot water system that is at least 3 years old with a solar hot water system. Homeowners can only access only one rebate under the solar homes package so the solar hot water rebate is a great option where solar panels might not be suitable or for households that already have solar panels installed.
Solar Battery Rebate - households will have access to a 50 per cent rebate for a solar home battery system up to a maximum rebate value of $4,838 in 2019-2020, which is expected to be the price of a typical 11 kWh solar home battery system. This rebate will be open to 10,000 households.
Solar for Rental Properties - a solar panel rebate up to $1,888 is available for rental properties, subject to program eligibility and a Solar Homes Landlord Rebate Agreement.
Tasmania (TAS), the Northern Territory (NT) and Western Australia (WA) have no current additional state-level rebates or grants for solar power.