{"id":69091,"date":"2022-12-22T07:22:39","date_gmt":"2022-12-21T20:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=69091"},"modified":"2022-12-22T07:22:39","modified_gmt":"2022-12-21T20:52:39","slug":"victoria-home-solar-mb2763","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/victoria-home-solar-mb2763\/","title":{"rendered":"Victoria Home Solar News Roundup\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Residential solar systems installed in Victoria are getting bigger and battery rebates remain popular according to a Solar Homes industry update sent out yesterday. There’s also news of another feed-in tariff reduction on the horizon.<\/p>\n

In his update, Solar Victoria CEO Stan Krpan noted some weeks in the last few months of 2022 were seeing solar sales and quoting activity at pre-pandemic levels.<\/p>\n

“With energy costs still front of mind for many Victorians, all indications are that 2023 should see the industry returning to positive growth,” he wrote.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Mr. Krpan stated the average installed solar system size<\/a> under the Solar Homes Program during November was 7.38kw – the biggest yet.<\/p>\n

Demand for home batteries<\/a> also remains high. Solar battery rebate applications in 2021\u201322 were 277 per cent higher than the previous year, and Mr. Krpan says that demand has continued in the first half of 2022\u201323.<\/p>\n

He also noted quality of solar installations has improved in recent years.<\/p>\n

“In just four years, our audits have shown the number of unsafe installations has dropped from 3.2 per cent to just 0.1 per cent \u2013 an outstanding reflection on the work being done by the Victorian solar industry to set the benchmark on quality.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We recently reported some installers have been frustrated with delays<\/a> in application processing for Victoria’s solar panel rebate<\/a>. There was no mention of the situation in Mr. Krpan’s update and I noticed yesterday the messages on the Solar Victoria website indicating potential delays in responses to enquiries have been removed. Hopefully that’s all been sorted and the new year will see things back to normal. But it will be of little comfort to solar businesses (and their customers) who have been impacted by the situation.<\/p>\n

Victorian Feed In Tariff Reduction Ahead<\/h2>\n

In other home solar news out of the state, on Tuesday the Essential Services Commission (ESC) released its draft decision on minimum solar feed-in tariffs in Victoria<\/a> from 1 July 2023.<\/p>\n

The ESC is proposing a minimum flat rate feed-in tariff of 4.8 cents per kilowatt hour (kWh), down .4c on the current rate of 5.2 cents\/kWh. As for proposed minimum time varying minimum feed-in tariff rates for 2023\/24:<\/p>\n