Guide to Solar Power in Australia
Victoria Rebates to replace existing gas hot water systems with solar hot water systems. Metropolitan Melbourne: $300 – $1,500 Regional Victoria: $400 – $1,600 Rebates vary for solar hot water systems depending on their size (amount of water produced) and performance (solar contribution), as well as relative cost of installation. Visit http://www.resourcesmart.vic.gov.au/for_households_3096.html for further details. [...]
Both Federal and State Governments offer a number of incentives for home owners and businesses to go Solar. Solar Power On 1 January 2011 the Renewable Energy Target was split into LRET – (the Large-scale Renewable Energy Target ) and the SRES (Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme). RECs created from 2001 to end 2010 are reclassified [...]
The Solar Hot Water Rebate (REBS) was setup by the Federal Governent of Australia to assist households in saving money on power bills and reduce household carbon emissions. The largest single source of greenhouse gas emissions in the the average Australian household is Water heating. Water heating accounted for around 23 per cent of household [...]
As is often the case in Australia the Government has no national scheme and guidelines for clean and renewable energy; the scheme is being implemented by the States individually and thus the details of the scheme vary for you according to where you live. But nonetheless, solar credits and rebates will benefit you wherever you [...]