{"id":31454,"date":"2019-06-27T06:54:57","date_gmt":"2019-06-26T20:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=31454"},"modified":"2024-05-15T14:02:38","modified_gmt":"2024-05-15T04:32:38","slug":"city-adelaide-solar-ev-mb1111","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/city-adelaide-solar-ev-mb1111\/","title":{"rendered":"New City of Adelaide (Council) Shared Solar And EV Charger Incentives"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Image: City of Adelaide<\/p><\/div>\n

The City of Adelaide has announced the addition of new rebates to its already significant list of support for solar power, energy storage, electric car charging and energy efficiency that will be available during the 2019\/20 financial year.<\/p>\n

Formally announced yesterday, the first new incentive is designed to assist with the installation of solar power systems on apartment and commercial buildings in the City of Adelaide area. Up to $20,000 per site will be available – to a maximum of $500 per premise, and not exceeding 20% of installation costs. Solar power systems will need to be greater than 20kW capacity.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs shared solar can bring benefits and bill savings for owners, tenants and residents of multi-storey developments, it is an area of technology and energy market innovation that we would like accelerated progress,” said<\/a> Lord Mayor Sandy Verschoor.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As in all Australian capital city CBDs, Adelaide<\/a> has no shortage of rooftop space that could be hosting solar power systems. Analysis by the Australian PV Institute (APVI) released last year indicated Adelaide\u2019s CBD could support 129MW of solar panels<\/a> on the rooftops of its buildings.<\/p>\n

Support For EV Charging Stations<\/h2>\n

The other new incentive offered by City of Adelaide relates to electric vehicles – up to $5,000 is available to support the installation of two-way charging stations<\/a> within its boundaries.<\/p>\n

\u201cAdelaide is preparing for a future where workers could be \u2018paid to park\u2019 or visitors might \u2018plug and play\u2019 while they are at a City festival, because they can sell energy in their vehicle battery back to the national electricity market,” said the mayor.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Mayor Verschoor stated the City was readying for a time when batteries in electric vehicles “can act like a big battery for Adelaide and all South Australians”.<\/p>\n

Other charging station incentives to be available include up to $250 for an electric bicycle charger, up to $1,000 for an electric vehicle one-way charging station (7 kW to \u2264 50 kW) and up to $5,000 for a charging station greater than 50kW.<\/p>\n

Other Rebates<\/h2>\n

City of Adelaide has a bunch of other solar\/storage\/energy efficiency related rebates on offer within its area, including:<\/p>\n