Expert advice on installs & rebates

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Most on and offgrid systems qualify for government solar and battery rebates:

• Solar rebates apply to approved panels up to 100KW, installed by a CEC qualified installer
• Battery rebates apply for approved batteries for ongrid and for offgrid systems over 1KM from grid, or costing more than $30K to connect
• Rebates apply for heat pump Hot Water systems
• Battery rebates up to 100KWh, apply to first 50KWh of batteries

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We can assist you with equipment selection, system integration and commissioning.  We can give you detailed advice before you purchase, through to post install technical support, we will be there for your important off-grid investment.

Battery Rebates Explainer

As with solar panels, Australia’s government is offering a ‘rebate’ to install new batteries in offgrid and ongrid systems.  Here is how it works:

• Like the solar rebate, it is claimable via tradable certificates (STCs) meaning:
  • The batteries must be listed on the CEC battery list;
  • It must be installed by a SAA certified installer.
• How many batteries? :  UP to 50KWh claimable, for systems up to 100KWh in size.
• What it is worth? : About $3500/10KWh of batteries (15KWh is about average, and the STC’s price is floating, so changes).
• How long will it last?  Till 2030, gradually reducing every year, to about 50% in 2030.
• How do I get the rebate?  You need 3 things: a listed battery, a qualified installer, and for them to following the rules and claim, so it is practically used to offset the price of an installed battery system, from a certified installer or retailer.
• Does the rebate apply to upgrades?  Partly, the rebate can only be claimed once per system, so for a system installed with rebates, rebates are not claimable on upgrades.
• What about upgrades for pre-rebate systems?  As long as the upgrade follows the 3 key rules above (CEC listed battery, installer, rule-adherence), upgrades are claimable, but only once.
• What installed ecoCool offgrid batteries are CEC listed?  ZYC Simpo 5KWh, Ausetech 5KWh lithium, Aeson Power APS5000, 5KWh. 

Extra details, for offgrid systems near grid

• “Offgrid” classified systems, must be over 1km from a main gridline, or be $30K or more to connect;
• Offgrid systems do not have to be VPP capable, although in practice ecoCool’s systems Germany are so;
• The rebates are available for Homeowners, Small businesses and Community facilities.