Solar Victoria

Home electrification rebate flooded with interest as gas exodus gears up

State government-backed rebate designed to install bulk residential rooftop PV and electric hot water has attracted bids for almost four…

April 29, 2024

Rooftop solar rebate adjusts, again, to allow for double dipping

Solar Homes scheme adjusted, again, this time to allow double dipping on the rebate offered on rooftop PV panels, under…

October 12, 2023

Rooftop solar rebate made available to more families as threshold rises to $210,000

Income threshold levels increased for solar rebates as state government seeks to accelerate shift away from gas and toward renewable…

August 23, 2023

Home battery rebates to be replaced by $8,800 interest free loans

The $8,800 interest free battery loan can, in some cases, wipe out upfront installation costs altogether and boost annual power…

July 27, 2023

Home battery rush looms as rebates about to be replaced by zero interest loans

Solar Homes battery rebate will close to applications in just over one month's time, as the scheme switches to a…

May 24, 2023

Rush on home batteries anticipated ahead of subsidy cut in July

Victorians have less than two weeks to apply for a $3,500 rebate on home battery storage, with the subsidy amount…

June 20, 2022

Home batteries “going gang-busters” in Victoria, but rebate faces cut

Victorian households wishing to get a $3,500 discount on a battery system will have to get in quickly, with a…

May 4, 2022

Victoria boosts home battery rebate in drive for VPP participants

Victorian households applying for the state government's home battery rebate now have the option to get a bigger discount, in…

February 24, 2022

The top 10 solar postcodes driving Victoria’s 1GW rooftop rebate milestone

More than 1 gigawatt of new residential solar capacity has been installed via the Victorian Labor government's Solar Homes Program…

November 19, 2021

Door-to-door solar sales officially banned in Victoria, “tough” penalties threatened

A ban on door-to-door sales across all Solar Victoria rebate programs has come into force, to protect consumers from "dodgy"…

September 1, 2021