{"id":40399,"date":"2020-06-09T08:06:07","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T21:36:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=40399"},"modified":"2024-12-10T08:19:26","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T22:49:26","slug":"solar-battery-inequity-mb1556","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-battery-inequity-mb1556\/","title":{"rendered":"Victorian MP Rails Against Solar Battery Rebate Inequity"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Image: Solar Victoria<\/p><\/div>\n

Member for Murray Plains Peter Walsh wants to know why constituents in his electorate are unable to access the Andrews Government’s solar battery rebate.<\/p>\n

Victoria’s battery rebate, part of the Solar Homes rebate program, was worth up to $4,838 (it will be reduced to $4,174<\/a> from July 1). The 1,000 rebates available for the 2019\/20 financial year have been spoken for, but another 500<\/a> will be available from July. The subsidy won’t be available in all parts of Victoria – the current list of eligible postcodes can be found here<\/a> (note: other postcodes may become eligible over time).<\/p>\n

An area currently missing out on the rebate is the electoral district of Murray Plains according to Mr. Walsh. Murray Plains is a rural electorate located north and north-west of Melbourne with a population of around 65,500.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is outrage in my electorate from people who have contacted me about every single person in an Opposition held seat being excluded from a 10-year rebate program,\u201d said Mr. Walsh. \u201cThey want to know why, again, this is the case,\u201d he said<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Solar Uptake In Murray Plains<\/h2>\n

One of the Victorian Government’s criteria for selecting eligible postcodes is high uptake of solar panels. Let’s take a look at several major population centres in the Murray Plains electorate – click on the links for further information about solar power in each of the postcode areas.<\/p>\n