Rebates & guides
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Solar news, rebate changes and solar and battery guides, and what they actually mean for a Victorian home.
Keeping track
Solar news: Victoria’s rebate rules changed three times this year.
The Solar Homes income cap dropped in July, the federal battery discount was restructured in May and now steps down every six months, and the state battery loan closed altogether.
Most of what is written about these programs online is out of date, and some of it was wrong when it was published. This is where we keep track — what changed, when it changed, and what it means for a Victorian home.
Every article shows when it was published and when we last checked it, because on this subject a stale page is worse than no page.
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Rebates & Policy
What changed, what it is worth, and who is eligible.
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Solar & Battery Guides
Sizing, pairing, payback and the questions worth asking before you buy.
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What we are working on.
Latest articles
Why a bigger battery doesn’t mean a bigger rebate
The federal battery discount is front-loaded to the first 14 kWh. Here is the arithmetic, certificate counts by battery size, and what it means for choosing capacity.
Australia’s energy transition in 2026: where it’s actually up to
Renewables and storage supplied more than half the national grid for a full quarter for the first time. The numbers behind the milestone, and what they mean at home.
Victoria scrapped the minimum feed-in tariff. Now what?
Since 1 July 2025 there is no minimum feed-in tariff in Victoria — retailers set their own, floored at zero. What exports are worth now, and where the value went.
What size home battery do you actually need?
Battery sizing is an evening-and-overnight question, not a rebate question. The usage bands most Victorian homes fall into, and the traps worth avoiding.
Is a solar battery worth it in Victoria in 2026?
Feed-in tariffs have fallen to near zero while the federal battery discount is at its 2026 peak. The honest arithmetic, including when the answer is no.
Single phase or three phase — and why it decides your system
One look at your switchboard decides which inverters and batteries your home can take. How to tell what you have, and what it changes.
A short history of solar power — and Australia’s outsized part in it
From an 1839 lab curiosity to four million Australian rooftops — and the Sydney research group whose cell design ended up in most of the world’s panels.
What rooftop solar actually does for the environment
Lifecycle emissions, energy payback, and what a rooftop system genuinely offsets — the honest numbers, caveats included.
What happens to old solar panels in Australia?
Panels can’t go to landfill in Victoria, most of a module is recoverable by weight, and a national recycling scheme is taking shape. Where it all stands.
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Latest articles
Why a bigger battery doesn’t mean a bigger rebate
The federal battery discount is front-loaded to the first 14 kWh. Here is the arithmetic, certificate counts by battery size, and what it means for choosing capacity.
Australia’s energy transition in 2026: where it’s actually up to
Renewables and storage supplied more than half the national grid for a full quarter for the first time. The numbers behind the milestone, and what they mean at home.
Victoria scrapped the minimum feed-in tariff. Now what?
Since 1 July 2025 there is no minimum feed-in tariff in Victoria — retailers set their own, floored at zero. What exports are worth now, and where the value went.
Not sure what applies to you?
Take two minutes with the eligibility check and our team will tell you which programs apply at your address — including when the answer is none of them.
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Want to know what applies to your property?
Reading about the programs is one thing. Take two minutes with the eligibility check and our team will tell you which ones apply to your address — including when the answer is none of them.