{"id":94417,"date":"2025-09-09T05:27:48","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T19:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=94417"},"modified":"2025-09-09T05:33:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T20:03:22","slug":"tasmania-energy-saver-mb3265","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/tasmania-energy-saver-mb3265\/","title":{"rendered":"Tasmania&#8217;s Energy Saver Loan Scheme Wraps Up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-94418\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/energy-efficiency-tasmania.jpg\" alt=\"Tasmania\" width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/energy-efficiency-tasmania.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/energy-efficiency-tasmania-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/energy-efficiency-tasmania-1024x538.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/energy-efficiency-tasmania-768x403.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>An initiative offering Tasmanians interest-free loans to invest in energy efficiency measures such as solar panels and batteries has finished up a little ahead of schedule. So, what&#8217;s left in the state&#8217;s home electrification incentive cupboard?<!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>Why Did The Tasmania Energy Saver Loan Scheme End?<\/h2>\n<p>The Scheme, launched in October 2022, was expected to operate for three years. It was originally to support up to $50 million in loan value, but received another $12 million in funding <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/tasmania-energy-saver-mb3153\/\">due to its popularity<\/a>. With that exhausted, the scheme closed last Monday (Sept 1, 2025) at midnight.<\/p>\n<p>Applications received after midday 28 August are subject to funding availability and will be assessed in date stamp order.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Due to high volumes of applications received in the final days of the scheme, customers and vendors are advised that there may be some delays in processing and assessing applications,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/recfit.tas.gov.au\/grants_programs\/energy-efficiency\/energy_saver_loan_scheme\">says<\/a> Renewables, Climate and Future Industries Tasmania (ReCFIT).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Approved loan applications will need to be settled and installations completed by 30 November 2025.<\/p>\n<p>7,500 upgrades were supported through the scheme, but at this point a breakdown of what items loans went towards isn&#8217;t yet available.<\/p>\n<h2>How Did The Scheme Work?<\/h2>\n<p>The Scheme offered interest-free loans via a third-party financier of between $500 and $10,000 to eligible households, landlords, small businesses and not-for-profit groups to purchase a wide range of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/energy-efficiency\/\">energy efficient<\/a> products and upgrades. Eligible items included solar power systems, home batteries, EV chargers, heat pump hot water systems, energy-efficient whitegoods and more.<\/p>\n<p>The repayment terms are 1 \u2013 3 years and there are no other fees except for a $4.99 charge that can be applied to late monthly repayments, and that is capped at $49.90\/year.<\/p>\n<h2>What Solar Incentives Are Left In Tasmania?<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/battery-storage\/federal-rebate\/\">national solar rebate<\/a> that can knock thousands off the up-front cost of a solar power system.<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/battery-storage\/federal-rebate\/\">Cheaper Home Batteries program<\/a> \u2014 another national scheme currently slashing the cost of installing a battery with a new or existing solar system by around 30%.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For example, the national solar rebate for a 10 kW solar system installed in Tasmania in 2025 is worth around $2,500 after admin fees and charges, and for a 10 kWh <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/battery-storage\/comparison-table\/\">home battery<\/a>, approximately $3,500 \u2014 so around $6,000 all up. But note that prices you see advertised for solar and\/or battery systems in Tasmania will have these incentives already factored in. In both cases, the level of support will decrease over time.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s also a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/systems\/feed-in-tariffs\/tas\/\">feed-in tariff in Tasmania<\/a> that provides an electricity bill credit for surplus solar energy exported to the mains grid. For the 2025-26 financial year, the minimum feed-in tariff electricity retailers can offer is 8.782c per kilowatt-hour.<\/p>\n<p>To stay up to date with solar and home electrification support in Tasmania (and other Australian states and territories), see our regularly updated <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/rebates-subsidies\/\">solar rebates and subsidies page<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Are Solar Panels Worth It In Tasmania?<\/h2>\n<p>If you have an unshaded roof, then often the answer will be yes.<\/p>\n<p>Tasmania generally experiences fewer average daily sun-hours than mainland states and territories, and systems tend to be more expensive due in part to the higher costs of freight and logistics, and a smaller market with fewer suppliers.<\/p>\n<p>A stricter, compulsory independent inspection regime of all systems also adds to the price, but also means a high level of system quality generally speaking. Cowboy installers don&#8217;t tend to last long in Tasmania.<\/p>\n<p>While systems may be more costly, simple payback time is respectable. The following are approximations for systems <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/installers\/cities\/hobart\/\">installed in Hobart<\/a>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/systems\/6kw\/\">6.6kW solar system<\/a>: 6 years, 12 months.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/systems\/10kw\/\">10 kW solar system<\/a>: 7 years, 3 months.<\/li>\n<li>6.6kW solar + 10 kWh battery: 9 years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/australia\/solar-power-tas\/solar-101-tasmania\/\">going solar in Tasmania here<\/a>; but note that page is a little out of date in terms of battery information as it doesn&#8217;t take into account the substantial benefit of the Cheaper Home Batteries program.<\/p>\n<p>To get a rough idea if installing solar panels with or without a battery might be right for you; try the SolarQuotes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/solar-calculator\/\">solar and battery calculator<\/a>. But remember to take the rebate value ($350 per kilowatt hour <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/battery-storage-capacity-mb3234\/\"> usable capacity<\/a>) off the battery pricing noted on the calculator before hitting &#8220;calculate savings&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p><b>Trivia<\/b>: As at the end of July 2025, more than 61,800 small-scale solar power systems had been installed in Tasmania.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An initiative offering Tasmanians interest-free loans to invest in energy efficiency measures such as solar panels and batteries has finished up a little ahead of schedule. 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