{"id":54727,"date":"2021-10-11T04:59:59","date_gmt":"2021-10-10T18:29:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=54727"},"modified":"2024-12-10T08:23:02","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T22:53:02","slug":"victoria-battery-rebate-mb2187","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/victoria-battery-rebate-mb2187\/","title":{"rendered":"Victoria Expands Solar Battery Rebate Eligibility"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Victorians wanting to install a solar power system and a battery at the same time are now eligible for the state’s solar battery rebate.<\/p>\n

Prior to last Friday, the subsidy was only available to households with solar panels already installed.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have listened to industry and Victorians. Increasingly, people want to bundle a new solar PV system with a battery or upgrade their solar to maximise the return from their battery,” said<\/a> Minister for Solar Homes Lily D\u2019Ambrosio on Friday.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

However, what hasn’t changed is households will need to choose between receiving the solar panel rebate or the battery subsidy<\/a>. Currently the solar panel rebate is up to $1,400 and for a battery, up to $3,500 – it’s a bit of a no-brainer really.<\/p>\n

But Victorians don’t miss out on financial support for panels as they are also eligible for the national solar rebate<\/a> (more accurately, an up-front subsidy), which is based on total panel capacity.<\/p>\n

The change has been made to boost battery uptake – only around 4,000 Victorians have accessed the battery rebate since it kicked off in 2019. Originally, it was limited to just a couple of dozen postcodes while the government was testing the waters. Uptake was poor and eligibility was subsequently expanded to cover 80 postcodes in November 2019, and there was still little interest. Then it was available in 270 postcodes, and finally across the state.<\/p>\n

Among the eligibility requirements for the slightly re-jiggered rebate:<\/p>\n