The facts,
not the bait
Half this industry runs on inflated prices “slashed” by government money. Here is what the schemes actually are, what they're worth right now, and how they appear on the design: as one honest line item. The exact figure is then shown on the fixed quote that follows the design conversation.
Current · August 2026Cheaper Home Batteries Program
Running since 1 July 2025, this discounts the installed cost of a home battery through small-scale technology certificates (STCs). It applies in every region we service, NSW and Queensland alike.
- Households and small businesses alike are eligible — a workshop battery earns the same support as a garage one
- Support lands strongest on the first 14 kWh of usable storage — full rate there, a reduced rate from 14–28 kWh, and a small contribution from 28–50 kWh
- Batteries of 5–100 kWh nominal capacity are eligible
- The battery is required to be capable of joining a virtual power plant (VPP — a scheme that lets a retailer briefly use your battery to help the network); actually joining stays optional
- The discount steps down from the end of 2026, then keeps declining until the scheme closes at the end of 2030 — waiting costs money
Solar STCs (Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme)
The long-running discount on solar panels, delivered through the same certificate system.
- Applies to new eligible solar installations, including many off-grid arrays
- The certificate count shrinks every calendar year until the scheme ends in 2030
- Claimed by the installer and shown on the design — you see the exact figure before signing
Virtual power plant incentive
NSW pays households for connecting a battery to a virtual power plant, through Peak Reduction Certificates.
- Paid through Peak Reduction Certificates (NSW energy-saving credits, sold to help pay for the battery), scaled to the battery's usable capacity — the current value appears as a line on the design
- Entirely optional — a VPP trades some control of your battery for the payment, and plenty of our clients decline on principle
- Stacks with the federal battery discount when you do opt in
No standing state battery scheme
The earlier Battery Booster program closed and no equivalent is open to new applicants as of August 2026. Gold Coast households still receive the full federal battery discount — the federal scheme still applies.
Commercial systems
None of the above is residential-only, and for business premises one of the strongest levers isn't a scheme at all.
- The federal battery discount covers small businesses on the same certificate mechanism and the same 5–100 kWh eligibility
- Solar STCs apply to commercial arrays up to the 100 kW mark; a larger system earns large-scale generation certificates (LGCs) instead
- Commercial plant sits on your books and depreciates — the asset write-off treatment belongs with your accountant, and it tends to be good news
- Sized against demand charges, commercial storage often earns its keep twice — the how lives on commercial solar & storage
Scheme rules shift. Figures above are stated as at August 2026; the design carries the exact values current on the day it's issued, verified against the Clean Energy Regulator's published rates.
A discount, not a business model
“We size the system for the property, price it honestly, and show the government's contribution as one line item. If a deal only makes sense because of the rebate, it isn't a deal — it's bait.”
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