{"id":92120,"date":"2025-05-26T12:32:53","date_gmt":"2025-05-26T03:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=92120"},"modified":"2025-09-11T12:08:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T02:38:09","slug":"battery-rebate-early-install","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/battery-rebate-early-install\/","title":{"rendered":"Installing A Battery Before The Rebate Starts? Follow These Rules."},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nI’m sitting at the back of what we call the solarcoaster, the front carriage has disappeared over the edge, and it’s weighed down by a tonne of batteries.<\/p>\n

As the whole train accelerates, the sales department whoops, the customers giggle and the installers scream. If you are one of these thrill-seekers wanting to take a ride on the federal Cheaper Home Batteries Program before its official start date of July 1, here’s how to do it without losing your lunch.<\/p>\n

The solar industry has had more than a few dips and peaks over the years but right now there’s a new precipice, everyone is babbling about a battery incentive, which has no finalised rules, yet.<\/p>\n

There’s a lot of confidence about the direction we’re headed. The federal energy minister Chris Bowen, who has championed home batteries, has just been reappointed. His team has been well-engaged with industry to make sure the incentive scheme is properly designed.<\/p>\n

But in a bid to avoid a “valley of death” where everyone stops buying batteries before July 1, Bowen himself said when announcing plans for the scheme to “keep going, we’ll make this retrospective”.<\/p>\n

This has seen people continue to book battery installations, and plenty of installers advertising prices that include the rebate.<\/p>\n

Provided you leave it turned off until the 1st of July, the Cheaper Home Batteries Program (CHBP)<\/a> claim can be paid in the new financial year.<\/p>\n

That’s what the minister said, and there will be hell to pay if he’s not good to his word.<\/p>\n

However the first government guidance in writing, released last week<\/a>, doesn’t mention retrospective eligiblity, although it does provide an idea of which installs would qualify.<\/p>\n

The safest course of action is to wait until the rules have been finalised, but if you’re determined to plow on anyway, here’s how to minimise risk of missing out on the rebate entirely.<\/p>\n

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Energy Minister Chris Bowen has been reappointed, representing continuity for his battery rebate plans.<\/p><\/div>\n

Approved Batteries And Approved Installers<\/h2>\n