{"id":83267,"date":"2024-05-03T05:56:54","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T20:26:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=83267"},"modified":"2024-05-03T05:56:54","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T20:26:54","slug":"qld-bill-rebate-mb2912","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/qld-bill-rebate-mb2912\/","title":{"rendered":"Electricity Bill Rebate: What QLD Households Need to Know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-83268\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/qld-electricity-rebate.jpg\" alt=\"QLD power bill rebate\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/qld-electricity-rebate.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/qld-electricity-rebate-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/qld-electricity-rebate-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/qld-electricity-rebate-768x403.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Queenslanders will receive a $325 &#8211; $1,372 rebate on their electricity bills from July this year.\u00a0 Discover who&#8217;s getting what, and how the $2.5 billion price tag will be paid for.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Announced yesterday morning <a href=\"https:\/\/statements.qld.gov.au\/statements\/100217\">by Premier Steven Miles<\/a>, the rebates will be applied to bills in the first quarter of the 2024-25 financial year.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Households will receive a $1,000 rebate.<\/li>\n<li>Eligible seniors, pensioners and concession card holders will receive $1,372.<\/li>\n<li>Small businesses to receive $325.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThis follows the success of the current $550 rebate provided to households this year, which has helped lower electricity bills by 9.5 per cent and bring down inflation,&#8221; said Premier Miles. \u201cA lower energy bill puts more money back in the pockets of Queenslanders.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Anyone would think there&#8217;s a state election looming. But seriously, no doubt many cash-strapped (and not so) Queenslanders will be welcoming the news. There&#8217;s nothing recipients will need to do to receive it &#8211; this will happen automagically.<\/p>\n<h2>Coal To Pick Up The Tab<\/h2>\n<p>Last month we reported on how National Electricity Market (NEM) states fared in Q1 this year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/electricity-prices-australia-mb2907\/\">with wholesale power prices<\/a> compared to the first quarter of last year. Queensland didn&#8217;t do well &#8211;\u00a0 $118\/MWh (up 13 per cent). It experienced the highest average price and also the biggest increase year-over-year.<\/p>\n<p>Even though <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/australia\/solar-power-qld\/\">Queensland&#8217;s solar uptake<\/a> is impressive, the state is still heavily dependent on coal-fired electricity generation. Last year, coal power accounted for 68.9% of electricity consumption in the state. This year, it&#8217;s sitting on 66% so far.<\/p>\n<p>So, it&#8217;s quite fitting that coal royalties will provide the money needed for the power bill rebate; although that does nothing to mitigate the emissions and other damage coal wreaks.<\/p>\n<p>The Queensland government introduced <a href=\"https:\/\/qro.qld.gov.au\/royalty\/calculate-mineral\/rates\/\">three new tiers to the coal royalty structure<\/a> for coal sold, disposed of or used on or after 1 July 2022, and have done very nicely from it. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/budget.qld.gov.au\/update\/fiscal-overview\/revenue\/\">Budget 2023\/24<\/a> papers, the new progressive coal royalty rates generated additional royalty revenue of around $5.8 billion in 2022\u201323.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cOur investment back into the people of this state is only possible because the Miles Labor Government is collecting Queensland\u2019s fair share of coal royalties from multinational mining companies,&#8221; said Deputy Premier and Treasurer Cameron Dick.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mr. Dick then went on the attack, stating such generous rebates would be under threat if the other mob got into power.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;That\u2019s why we are delivering these record rebates upfront, so they cannot be undone by a future LNP Government.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Solar Owners Cash In<\/h2>\n<p>$1,000 is a significant chunk of change &#8211; and for households already minimizing their electricity bills with a solar power system, it will be particularly sweet.<\/p>\n<p>For those who don&#8217;t have solar panels, the $1,000 could contribute to acquiring a system and having tiny bills in future not dependent on future QLD government rebates, as there&#8217;s no guarantee these will continue or at what level regardless of who is in power.<\/p>\n<p>According to the SolarQuotes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/solar-calculator\/\">solar calculator<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/systems\/10kw\/\">10 kW<\/a> system <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/installers\/cities\/brisbane\/\">installed in Brisbane<\/a> can save approximately $1,350 a year; depending on energy consumption profile. Solar owner or not and to get the most mileage from the power bill rebate, it&#8217;s also wise to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/energy\/\">compare electricity plans<\/a> regularly to ensure you&#8217;re on the best deal for your circumstances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Queenslanders will receive a $325 &#8211; $1,372 rebate on their electricity bills from July this year.\u00a0 Discover who&#8217;s getting what, and how the $2.5 billion price tag will be paid for.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":83268,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[678],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-83267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-solar-battery-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Electricity Bill Rebate: What QLD Households Need to Know<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Queenslanders will receive a $325 - $1,372 rebate on their electricity bills from July this year.\u00a0 Discover who&#039;s getting what.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/qld-bill-rebate-mb2912\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Electricity Bill Rebate: What QLD Households Need to Know\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Queenslanders will receive a $325 - $1,372 rebate on their electricity bills from July this year.\u00a0 Discover who&#039;s getting what.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/qld-bill-rebate-mb2912\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SolarQuotes Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SolarQuotes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-05-02T20:26:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/qld-electricity-rebate.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"630\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Michael Bloch\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@solar_quotes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@solar_quotes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/qld-bill-rebate-mb2912\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/qld-bill-rebate-mb2912\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Michael Bloch\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/66afd571aa00c2e442f0192ebac2f6f1\"},\"headline\":\"Electricity Bill Rebate: What QLD Households Need to Know\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-05-02T20:26:54+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/qld-bill-rebate-mb2912\/\"},\"wordCount\":545,\"commentCount\":14,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/qld-bill-rebate-mb2912\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/qld-electricity-rebate.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"General Solar &amp; 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