{"id":47679,"date":"2021-02-16T05:25:38","date_gmt":"2021-02-15T18:55:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=47679"},"modified":"2025-01-02T07:37:44","modified_gmt":"2025-01-01T22:07:44","slug":"sa-solar-switch-mb1880","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/sa-solar-switch-mb1880\/","title":{"rendered":"SA Concession Holders To Be Offered Solar Power Swap"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Switch<\/p>\n

Eligible concession holders in South Australia will be offered a shiny new free solar power system under a $4.25 million Marshall Government program that involves a swap.<\/p>\n

Currently, eligible ConcessionsSA customers\u00a0 receive up to $215.10 per year from the Cost of Living Concession and up to $231.41 per year towards their energy bills – a total of $446.51. The “Switch To Solar” program involves swapping these concession payments for ten years to get a solar system, which the SA Government says will reduce participants’ electricity bills by up to $890 each year.<\/p>\n

“Our new Switch to Solar pilot is a win-win for everyone,\u201d said Minister for Human Services Michelle Lensink. \u201cNot only is the Government injecting money into the economy and supporting vital jobs through the purchase of 1000 new solar panels, our concession holders will get big bill savings off their energy bills.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

By “1,000 new solar panels”, Minister Lensink meant 1,000 *systems*.<\/p>\n

Aside from that, there’s not a lot of information publicly available yet. A search of the DHS website turned up 0 results for solar and there’s nothing I could find elsewhere across SA.gov.au about the Switch to Solar pilot.\u00a0 But here’s what information there is, along with some assumptions and guesses.<\/p>\n

Who Will Be Eligible?<\/h2>\n

Home owners without existing solar systems who are concession holders in the following areas:<\/p>\n