{"id":78777,"date":"2023-09-19T10:22:20","date_gmt":"2023-09-19T00:52:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=78777"},"modified":"2025-07-29T10:30:31","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T01:00:31","slug":"cec-batteries-solar-rebate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/cec-batteries-solar-rebate\/","title":{"rendered":"CEC Pushes To Add Home Batteries To Solar Rebate Scheme"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Clean Energy Council has responded to South Australia\u2019s Green Paper on the Energy Transition, calling for a home battery rebate and better national technical standards for initiatives such as dynamic solar exports.<\/p>\n

The CEC\u2019s submission (pdf) to the Green Paper<\/a> noted the climate emergency is now upon us, which requires:<\/p>\n

\u201ca cohesive policy plan to implement direct action.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

What stands out for our readers is the CEC using the submission to advocate for home battery installations<\/a> to be included in the national Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES).<\/p>\n

Home Batteries: A New Addition To SRES?<\/h2>\n

For those unfamiliar with the term, the SRES (aka the ‘solar rebate’<\/a> ) is an initiative from the Australian government to encourage the installation of renewable energy systems. Under this scheme, homeowners, small businesses and community groups receive Small-scale Technology Certificates (STCs) when they install eligible systems.<\/p>\n

These STCs can be traded or sold. The certificates are usually signed over to the solar installation company, which provides their value less administrative fees as an up-front discount on the cost of a solar power system<\/a>. Prices you see advertised for systems will already include STC value.<\/p>\n

The CEC\u2019s submission specifically recommends:<\/p>\n

“adding battery installations to the Clean Energy Regulator\u2019s Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES),”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This would reduce the cost of solar batteries<\/a> for homeowners.<\/p>\n

A South Australian Storage Target<\/h2>\n

The submission urges the South Australian Government to establish a battery storage target. It suggests leveraging the SA Residential Energy Efficiency Scheme to encourage households and small businesses to adopt energy storage solutions. The recommendation emphasises that a storage target aligns with the Australian Energy Market Operator’s (AEMO’s) Step Change scenario.<\/p>\n

Empowering Rooftop Solar Owners<\/h2>\n

The CEC goes into specifics about supporting home solar owners. They suggest improvements such as:<\/p>\n