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Complete this Easy-Fill Form to see if you qualify for a No-Out-Of-Pocket expense Solar System for your home
This Form will help us assess whether you are eligible for Government assistance when purchasing your new Solar Power System
Renewable Power Incentive Scheme
Australian based households and small businesses that install a renewable energy system (solar, wind or hydro) may be able to receive a benefit under the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES) to help with the purchase cost.
Installing an eligible system allows the creation of Small-scale Technology Certificates (STCs) with a value that can be redeemed by selling or assigning them. The number of STCs created is based on:
- the amount of renewable electricity the system produces or the amount of electricity consumption it reduces
- the climate region where it’s installed.
Eligibility
Small-scale renewable systems that may be eligible for certificates include:
- solar photovoltaic (PV) panels
- wind turbines
- hydro systems
- solar water heaters, and
- air source heat pumps.
Owners have 2 options for receiving benefit for their STCs:
- Assigning them to an agent, usually the system installer, in exchange for a discount or delayed cash payment.
- Selling the certificates themselves.
There are 2 options for selling the certificates:
- Through the open STCs market with pricing subject to market forces.
- Through the STCs Clearing House with the price fixed at $40 per STC, excluding GST.
