
As part of its environmental commitments, the Federal Government is offering rebates to individuals who produce energy from renewable sources or displace energy usage from non-renewable sources. Solar hot water systems are included in this program.
Selected state governments within Australia also offer rebates to households installing solar hot water systems. These programs currently operate in the following states;
Queensland: You can be eligible for a $1000 dollars concessional rebate (for low income earners and pensioners) or $600 standard rebate, with a solar hot water system or heat pump.
Victoria: Only available as a point of sale discount.
South Australia: Concession card holders who install a new solar water heater or a new electric heat pump water heater may be eligible for a $500 solar hot water rebate from the South Australian Government.
Western Australia: $500 for gas boosted solar water heaters connected to a reticulated gas network $700 for LPG gas boosted solar water heaters where reticulated natural gas is unavailable.
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On April 22, 2013, the Minister for Climate Change, Industry and Innovation, Greg Combet, announced that under the Labour Government (November 2007—April 2013), Australians had installed just over 1 million small-scale photovoltaic systems nationwide. This equates to around 2.5 million Australians now living under solar panel rooftops. On a state by state basis, Queensland came [...]
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