The Minister for Solar Homes has announced an expansion of the Solar Homes battery rebates program to a total of 247 eligible postcodes across Victoria.
The Minister, Lily D’Ambrosio said households in an extra 143 postcodes across the State were now eligible to apply for the Solar Homes battery rebate of up to $4,838.
“Around 35 per cent of Victorian households are eligible to receive a battery rebate through our Solar Homes program,” Ms D’Ambrosio said.
“This is a great opportunity for households that already have solar panels to capitalise on their solar systems and take greater control of their energy bills,” she said.
“More than 70 per cent of the new postcodes are in regional Victoria, including in the Goulburn Valley, North East Victoria, Gippsland and Barwon South West regions.”
Ms D’Ambrosio said the expansion included the regional centres of Bendigo, Shepparton, Wangaratta, Yarrawonga, Mildura, Port Fairy, Traralgon, Sale and Bairnsdale.
She said the program now reached approximately 50 per cent of households that had a pre-existing solar panel system of at least 5kW.
“There have been more than 359 approved applications for solar batteries since they became available in July 2019, with 219 of those systems already installed,” she said.
Ms D’Ambrosio said the battery rebate program would be expanded to controlled batteries, microgrids and virtual power plants from July 2020.