{"id":42050,"date":"2020-08-17T14:37:55","date_gmt":"2020-08-17T04:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=42050"},"modified":"2024-10-01T13:25:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01T03:55:54","slug":"nt-battery-subsidy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/nt-battery-subsidy\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern Territory&#8217;s $6,000 Solar Battery Subsidy May Become $12,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_42292\" style=\"width: 1210px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-42292\" class=\"wp-image-42292 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/battery-nt.jpg\" alt=\"Northern Territory solar battery subsidy\" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/battery-nt.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/battery-nt-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/battery-nt-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/battery-nt-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-42292\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A battery shed near Alice Springs. Photo: Lloyd Peacock<\/p><\/div>\r\n<p>The Northern Territory has the nation&#8217;s most generous solar battery subsidy: $6,000 off a battery system.\u00a0 It&#8217;s already the biggest battery subsidy in Australia by a long way, and if the Country Liberals win the NT election this month they will double it to an insane $12,000.\u00a0 And by insane, mean they&#8217;d be nuts to make it that high.<!--more--><\/p>\r\n<p>The existing $6,000 subsidy is called the &#8216;<a href=\"https:\/\/nt.gov.au\/industry\/start-run-and-grow-a-business\/grow-your-business\/business-grants-and-funding\/home-and-business-battery-scheme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Home and Business Battery Scheme<\/a>&#8216; and has these features:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>It&#8217;s a straight $6,000.<\/li>\r\n<li>It&#8217;s available to homes and businesses.<\/li>\r\n<li>It can be put towards a battery system or a solar &amp; battery system<sup class='endnote'><a href='https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/nt-battery-subsidy\/#en-42050-1' id='enref-42050-1' onclick='return hhEndnotes_show(42050)'>1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/li>\r\n<li>The smallest battery capacity allowed is 7 kilowatt-hours.<\/li>\r\n<li>It can be used for on-grid or off-grid batteries and can be used to replace old batteries.<\/li>\r\n<li>There can only be one application per property and per homeowner<\/li>\r\n<li>If you are a homeowner and also own a business, you can apply for one grant for your home and one for your business.<\/li>\r\n<li>It&#8217;s almost useless for most households that currently have solar as they will lose their high Premium feed-in tariff.<\/li>\r\n<li>You can apply until the 30th of November or until the money runs out &#8212; which may be soon.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>The NT scheme deserves cheers for being straightforward with &#8212; hopefully &#8212; low administration costs.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>It deserves jeers because it&#8217;s lousy at meeting its stated goal of helping the NT reach 50% renewable electricity generation by 2030.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>The subsidy began on the 14th of April.\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t write about it before the crazy election promises started because the Northern Territory is so small I overlooked it.\u00a0 It&#8217;s only 1.4 million square kilometres, so I think that&#8217;s understandable.\u00a0 After all, there are <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ceres_(dwarf_planet)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">dwarf planets<\/a> out there with more land area.<\/p>\r\n<p>I&#8217;m assuming most Territorians who bought solar before April 14th are unlikely to be interested in the rebate as they will lose their Premium solar feed-in tariff. \u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Those who want a subsidised battery will have to decide if they want to risk waiting for the election result and the possibility of a $12,000 rebate or grab the $6,000 rebate ASAP. With\u00a0only 130 rebates up for grabs (roughly 1 in 1,000 NT homes and businesses), there&#8217;s a real risk of missing out altogether if the Country Liberals don&#8217;t win the election.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/vvuM9kHnq7Kgw\" width=\"480\" height=\"361\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/star-trek-captain-kirk-risk-ill-have-to-take-vvuM9kHnq7Kgw\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">If a property already has solar panels, the $6,000 can be used to offset the cost of a battery system that stores at least 7 kilowatt-hours<sup class='endnote'><a href='https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/nt-battery-subsidy\/#en-42050-2' id='enref-42050-2' onclick='return hhEndnotes_show(42050)'>2<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\r\n<p>For homes and businesses that don&#8217;t have solar power, the subsidy can go towards a solar &amp; battery system.\u00a0 Again, the battery must have a capacity of at least 7 kilowatt-hours.<\/p>\r\n<h2>You Can&#8217;t Keep The Premium Solar Feed-in Tariff<\/h2>\r\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/systems\/feed-in-tariffs\/nt\/\">Northern Territory solar feed-in tariff<\/a>, which was the highest in the nation at 26 cents per kilowatt-hour, was cut for new solar power systems installs in April to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/nt-solar-tariff-mb1474\/\">just 8.3 cents<\/a>.\u00a0 Solar systems installed before then still get the old rate, which is now called the Premium feed-in tariff and is equal to the cost of grid electricity.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>For households receiving the Premium feed-in tariff, there is no direct financial benefit from getting a solar battery.\u00a0 This is because using one kilowatt-hour of stored electricity will save a household 26 cents worth of grid electricity but, because of battery losses, they will lose around 30 cents of solar feed-in tariff.\u00a0 This is clearly a losing proposition.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Some homes may choose to forfeit their premium feed-in-tariff in return for the benefits of silent, instant and low carbon solar battery backup. \u00a0And extra payments could be received from joining a Virtual Power Plant, but they are only just starting to be trialled in NT.<\/p>\r\n<p>Someone receiving the Premium feed-in tariff for a very small solar power system may consider losing it worthwhile in return for getting the subsidy &#8212; especially if it&#8217;s increased to $12,000.\u00a0 But I recommend carefully checking if you&#8217;re likely to come out ahead with a battery, no matter what the subsidy is.<\/p>\r\n<h2>The Premium Feed-in Tariff Will Be Around For A While<\/h2>\r\n<p>I contacted the Northern Territory&#8217;s Power &amp; Water company and was told there currently isn&#8217;t a set time for the Premium feed-in tariff to expire.\u00a0 I was told:<\/p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>&#8220;If you have it already it will stay as long as there are no changes at the property as in meter upgrades or adding a battery etc.&#8221;<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>While I wouldn&#8217;t count on it lasting forever, this suggests it will be around long term.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<h2>The Premium Feed-in Tariff Can Save $6,000 in 6 Years<\/h2>\r\n<p>Current solar inverter size limits in the Northern Territory are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.powerwater.com.au\/customers\/power\/solar-power-systems\/pv-class-requirements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.\u00a0 While the Premium tariff was available, the maximum system size was set by panel capacity and was 4.5 kilowatts of panels for single phase homes and 6 kilowatts with 3 phase power.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p><em><strong>Update 18th August:\u00a0 <\/strong>In the comments, Greg from Darwin has pointed out this was changed around 2014 or 2015 to the current limit of 5 kilowatts of solar inverter capacity for single phase properties and 7 kilowatts for 3 phase.<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>If you are in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/installers\/cities\/darwin\/\">Darwin<\/a> and have:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>\u00a04.5 kilowatts of north-facing solar that generates 7,100 kilowatt-hours a year.<sup class='endnote'><a href='https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/nt-battery-subsidy\/#en-42050-3' id='enref-42050-3' onclick='return hhEndnotes_show(42050)'>3<\/a><\/sup><\/li>\r\n<li>A fairly typical solar self-consumption rate of 25% which means you receive the feed-in tariff for 75% of solar electricity generated.<\/li>\r\n<li>The Premium feed-in tariff of 26.05 cents.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>Then each year you keep the Premium feed-in tariff will save you $945.\u00a0 Assuming prices don&#8217;t change this would total $6,000 after 6 years and 4 months and it would take 12 years and 8 months to total $12,000.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>I wouldn&#8217;t bet on the Premium feed-in tariff lasting for 12 years, but because <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/battery-storage\/comparison-table\/\">solar battery prices<\/a> will fall in the future, I recommend carefully considering whether or not the subsidy is worthwhile.\u00a0 Households may be better off saving the money they make from the Premium feed-in tariff and using it to buy a battery in the future.<\/p>\r\n<h2>Restrictions<\/h2>\r\n<p>If you decide you want the subsidy, there are conditions that must be met:<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>It must be installed in the NT.\u00a0 Kind of obvious, but it&#8217;s mentioned several times, so I imagine they must have been burned by some Queensland con artist in the past.<\/li>\r\n<li>You must be the home or business owner.<\/li>\r\n<li>The battery system must have a usable capacity of at least 7 kWh<\/li>\r\n<li>The system must cost at least $6,000\u00a0 so you can&#8217;t have money left over to put in your pocket.<\/li>\r\n<li>You can&#8217;t buy from a close relative.<\/li>\r\n<li>You can&#8217;t install the system yourself.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h2>You Can&#8217;t Have Money Left Over<\/h2>\r\n<p>If you are a devious sort who is scheming about getting a stack of cheap batteries that total 7 kilowatt-hours for a couple of grand and pocketing what&#8217;s left of the $6,000 &#8212; forget about it.\u00a0 They considered that angle and the system must cost a minimum of $6,000 before GST.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<h2>You Can&#8217;t Buy From A Close Relative<\/h2>\r\n<p>The terms and conditions say the subsidy isn&#8217;t available if you buy a system from a close relative.\u00a0 Actually, it just said &#8220;relative&#8221; which got me worried given our numbers, humans are one of the most inbred mammals species around<sup class='endnote'><a href='https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/nt-battery-subsidy\/#en-42050-4' id='enref-42050-4' onclick='return hhEndnotes_show(42050)'>4<\/a><\/sup> and that pretty much makes us one big family.\u00a0 It makes organ transplants feasible because if we had the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sciencedaily.com\/releases\/2012\/03\/120302101706.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">genetic diversity of chimpanzees<\/a> it would be much harder to match donors and recipients.\u00a0 Fortunately, they define &#8220;relative&#8221; as:<\/p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>&#8220;Relative in relation to a person, means the spouse, parent or grandparent, child or grandchild or brother or sister of the person.&#8221;<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>So there is no need to pull out your family tree when buying a solar battery and the NT&#8217;s extended cousin networks aren&#8217;t locked out of the subsidy.<\/p>\r\n<h2>You Can&#8217;t Do It Yourself<\/h2>\r\n<p>The subsidy is not available to people who install the battery system themselves.\u00a0 This point is specifically mentioned, despite the fact it could have been covered under the &#8220;no close relatives&#8221; clause.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<h2>You Can&#8217;t Be A Ghost<\/h2>\r\n<p>If you are human, you should be fine, but the terms and conditions state:<\/p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>&#8220;A home owner must be one or more natural persons.&#8221;<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>So ghosts and robots are right out.\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xWEuFgzoU5I\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">One million ants<\/a> in a trench coat would also be prohibited.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">But if one million termites decide to borrow the ants&#8217; coat and apply, I&#8217;d recommend the NT government approve the paperwork. Since by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nespthreatenedspecies.edu.au\/_images\/Projects\/Project%201.1.1_2016_Woinarski_Ecologica.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">weight<\/a>, termites have got NT humans beat 500 to 1, it&#8217;s probably best not to annoy them.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe class=\"giphy-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/embed\/3orieZR7xaEYkH5tqU\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\r\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/giphy.com\/gifs\/thesimpsons-the-simpsons-14x5-3orieZR7xaEYkH5tqU\">via GIPHY<\/a><\/p>\r\n<h2>How To Get The Cash Money<\/h2>\r\n<p>The process of getting the $6,000 is straight forward:<\/p>\r\n<ol>\r\n<li>Get a quote from a participating battery installer. This will be most of them as it&#8217;s not too difficult.\u00a0<\/li>\r\n<li>Fill in the online application <a href=\"https:\/\/businessnt.smartygrants.com.au\/homeandbusinessbatteryscheme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a>.<\/li>\r\n<li>After your application is processed, receive a voucher number your installer can use to get $6,000.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<p>Because the subsidy comes off the price you pay there is no need to shell out the full cost and then wait to receive a rebate, which is a stress-saving way to do it.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Note you can get more than one quote, but there&#8217;s no need to go crazy.\u00a0 Three quotes should be fine unless you are the sort of person who pays too much attention to detail and so feels compelled to click on every single <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Anal_retentiveness\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">link<\/a>.\u00a0 Just select the quote you want to go with when applying for the subsidy.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<h2>A Satisfied Recipient<\/h2>\r\n<p>I spoke to Hunter Murray, a member of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aeva.asn.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Australian Electric Vehicle Association<\/a> and resident of Alice Springs, who has used the subsidy to get <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/battery-storage\/reviews\/tesla-powerwall-2-review.html\">Tesla Powerwall batteries<\/a> installed on two properties.\u00a0 He was very happy to receive the subsidy and said it was relatively easy to apply for.\u00a0 The online application was only a couple of pages, though he mentioned he needed to include a copy of the invoice for his existing solar power system.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>He said it took two to three weeks for his application to be processed, which he thought was reasonable.<\/p>\r\n<h2>Battery Installation Must Be Within 6 Months<\/h2>\r\n<p>Once you are approved and receive the voucher number, the battery system must be installed within six months.\u00a0 Solar battery installations usually only take a month or two, but given the remoteness of the Northern Territory, it is possible you may have to wait a little longer.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<h2>Subsidy May Run Out Soon &#8212; Like Today<\/h2>\r\n<p>The subsidy is available until November 30th 2020 or until the money runs out.\u00a0 And there is only enough money for 130 battery systems, as this sentence I took from the <a href=\"https:\/\/business.nt.gov.au\/__data\/assets\/pdf_file\/0007\/811627\/home-and-business-battery-scheme-fact-sheet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NT Government fact sheet<\/a> demonstrates:<\/p>\r\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-42192\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/130systems.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"978\" height=\"55\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/130systems.png 978w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/130systems-300x17.png 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/130systems-768x43.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 978px) 100vw, 978px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>Unless more money is provided, it&#8217;s possible applications that have already been submitted will hit the limit.\u00a0 In this case, if the scheme isn&#8217;t extended and the Country Liberals don&#8217;t win, then this article isn&#8217;t much use to anyone. \u00a0If you want to be sure of getting a subsidy I don&#8217;t recommend delaying but, on the other hand, you probably don&#8217;t want to miss out on $12,000 if that becomes available.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<h2>The Subsidy Is Straightforward<\/h2>\r\n<p>I have to give the NT Home &amp; Business Battery Scheme credit for making the subsidy straightforward.\u00a0 It&#8217;s just a straight $6,000 off the cost of a battery system or solar and battery system.\u00a0 Other solar battery subsidies are more complicated with more involved conditions for both property owners and battery providers and this increases administration costs.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Besides keeping things simple, the Northern Territory also deserves credit for using the &#8220;smartygrants&#8221; system, simply on account of how its name is brilliant.\u00a0 I wish I&#8217;d thought of it.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<h2>The Subsidy Is Bad At Its Job<\/h2>\r\n<p>At the very start of the terms and conditions for the Home and Business Battery Scheme terms, it says:<\/p>\r\n<blockquote>\r\n<p>&#8220;The Home and Business Battery Scheme (the Scheme) has been designed to support the Northern Territory Government\u2019s plan for 50% renewable energy by 2030, while maintaining secure, reliable and affordable power for Territorian homes and businesses.&#8221;<\/p>\r\n<\/blockquote>\r\n<p>Aiming for 50% renewables is a great idea.\u00a0 After all, it&#8217;s not as if Darwin can handle much more in the way of global warming.\u00a0 It hit 38 degrees in Darwin last year &#8212; which is equal to about 280 degrees in places where it&#8217;s not so humid.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Unfortunately, their battery subsidy is not helping meet this goal.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<h2>More Effective Options<\/h2>\r\n<p>While batteries can help integrate renewable generation into the grid, the point to subsidize them would be when $1 of battery subsidy results in a greater increase in renewable capacity than directly subsidizing renewable capacity by $1.\u00a0 There is nowhere in Australia anywhere near this point yet.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>To me, it is clear that the Northern Territory could get much closer to their goal if they had used the $800,000 to put solar panels on government buildings or perhaps just schools.\u00a0 While <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=y7lbqiE3LWQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">the Goodies<\/a> School (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodshepherd.nt.edu.au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Good Shepherd Lutheran College<\/a>) has a nice set of panels, the roofs of most Darwin educational institutions are bare.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Another option would have been to use the money to provide an incentive for landlords to install solar power systems due to Darwin&#8217;s large population of renters.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>They also could have put the money aside to pay for transmission upgrades to ensure people who want to pay for their own solar systems can export all or most of their surplus solar electricity to the grid.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<h2>Good Money After Bad?<\/h2>\r\n<p>I&#8217;m not sure what the NT is trying to achieve with this battery subsidy.\u00a0 They may have the goal of reducing peak grid electricity demand in the evening, which can be very high due to heavy air conditioner use.\u00a0 But if that is their goal they should say so and not say their goal is to reach 50% renewable generation.<\/p>\r\n<p>For a solar installer to begin providing batteries is a big investment.\u00a0 It takes time, money, training, and effort.\u00a0 And trust me, when it&#8217;s 38 degrees in Darwin, everything takes a lot of effort.\u00a0 The Home and Business Battery Scheme subsidy should do a good job of encouraging some installers to move into providing suitable batteries. \u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>But when the $6,000 dollar subsidy suddenly ends there&#8217;s likely to be a battery installation blowout.\u00a0 And if the subsidy is boosted to $12,000 and suddenly stopped, we&#8217;ll hear the sound of the battery blowout all the way down here in Adelaide.\u00a0 It will be worse than that time Krakatoa exploded and we thought Western Australia had blown up.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>If the NT want to prevent this they should provide an additional subsidy after the big fat subsidy stops.\u00a0 Without this, there may just be a mini solar battery boom that doesn&#8217;t really go anywhere or provide any lasting benefit to installers or customers.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<p>Unfortunately, as we saw when they cut their generous solar feed-in tariff by two-thirds without warning, the Northern Territory doesn&#8217;t have a good track record of managing subsidies sensibly.\u00a0 It can make a lot more sense to taper these things off gradually.\u00a0 There should be a happy medium between dying of thirst and drinking from a fire hose.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\" align=\"center\"><a class=\"btn-leave-a-review\" href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/quote\/battery_feedback\/\">Have a battery? 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The Scheme commenced in October 2018 with the aim of financially supporting the installation of\u00a040,000 solar battery systems across the state. 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