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Verified against DCCEEW + all 8 states · 13 July 2026
See your solar + battery rebates, stacked, in 30 seconds.
The bill-relief credits ended in December. What's left is the biggest battery discount Australia has ever run, and it steps down on a legislated schedule. Type your postcode, get your number. No email needed to see it.
Rebates are set by state + network
$500/quarter
≈ $2,000 a year
Your place
Type your postcode and your number appears here. Federal battery discount, solar STCs, state extras, all stacked, all sourced. Nothing gated.
100% free · No obligation · One vetted installer, never five · Every figure sourced and dated
457,439
home batteries installed in the federal program's first year
Clean Energy Regulator data, 1 July 2026 1 in 17
Australian homes now has a battery, up from about 1 in 60 in 2022
Clean Energy Regulator data (derived), 1 July 2026 CEC-accredited
installers only, and every quote is checked against current rebate rates
Clean Energy Council accreditation Every figure sourced
each dollar amount on this site links to the official program page, with its verification date
Last verified 13 July 2026 01 · How it works
From "is this worth it?" to a date in the calendar in about 7 minutes.
01 30 sec 
02 24-48 hr A specialist calls with your exact quote
One CEC-accredited installer checks your roof, shading and usage, then gives you an exact, no-obligation price. Real human. Australian. Never pushy.
03 done Installer matched, install booked
A fixed price, a booked install date, and every rebate applied straight to the invoice. You never touch the paperwork.
02 · Why batteries, why now
Earn 4c at noon. Pay 40c at 6pm.
Midday exports now earn 3.4–6.5c in NSW. Victoria's legal floor is $0.00, and the new Solar Sharer Offer literally gives away free midday power. Meanwhile evening grid power costs 30c to 55c. A battery moves your solar from the worthless hours into the expensive ones, every single day.
NSW all-day exports 3.4–6.5c
what a kilowatt-hour of exported solar earns under IPART's 2026-27 all-day benchmark
Source: IPART VIC legal floor $0.00
Victoria scrapped its minimum feed-in tariff in July 2025. Retailers can lawfully pay nothing for your midday exports.
Source: Essential Services Commission Solar Sharer Offer 24 kWh/day
of free midday electricity under the new Solar Sharer Offer. Midday power is now nearly free. Evening power is not.
Source: energy.gov.auThe money is not in exporting anymore. It is in not buying evening power.
03 · The rebate clock
The battery rebate falls every six months. On a schedule.
This is not marketing pressure, it is legislation. The federal factor is 6.8 STCs per usable kWh until 31 December 2026, drops to 5.7 on 1 January 2027, and keeps stepping down until the program ends in 2030. On a 13.5 kWh battery, that first step alone is worth about $599.
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6.8 STCs/kWh
May–Dec 26
$3,631
5.7 STCs/kWh
Jan–Jun 27
$3,032
5.2 STCs/kWh
Jul–Dec 27
$2,793
4.6 STCs/kWh
Jan–Jun 28
$2,474
4.1 STCs/kWh
Jul–Dec 28
$2,195
3.6 STCs/kWh
Jan–Jun 29
$1,915
3.1 STCs/kWh
Jul–Dec 29
$1,636
2.1 STCs/kWh
…2030
$1,117
Source: DCCEEW, Cheaper Home Batteries Program. Schedule verified 13 July 2026, reviewed at least annually by the regulator.
See what you'd get before the drop Solar STCs step down separately every 1 January until 2030.
04 · By the numbers
Australians aren't debating batteries anymore. They're installing them.
stacked rebates on a typical NSW solar + battery home right now
Computed from CER STC maths + NSW PDRS, verified 13 July 2026 home batteries installed in the federal program's first year
Clean Energy Regulator data, 1 July 2026 batteries installed every day across Australia, on average
Clean Energy Regulator data, 1 July 2026 05 · Every rebate, every state
One postcode. The full federal + state stack.
The federal battery discount and solar STCs apply everywhere in Australia, then your state decides what stacks on top. We track all 8 jurisdictions, including the schemes that closed, because half the internet still advertises dead rebates.
$3,631
on a 13.5 kWh battery
6.8 STCs per usable kWh until 31 Dec 2026, applied at point of sale.
Needs solar (new or existing), a VPP-capable battery, one claim per home.
Source: DCCEEW, Cheaper Home Batteries Program$1,796
on 6.6 kW in Sydney/Brisbane (zone 3)
5-year deeming in 2026, drops every 1 January until zero in 2031.
Valued at the current $39.90 STC price; amount varies by STC zone.
Source: Clean Energy Regulator, SRES NSW Stacks
VPP incentive up to $1,500 NSW rebates
VIC Stacks
Solar rebate $1,400 + $1,400 loan VIC rebates
QLD Federal only
Federal only QLD rebates
SA Limited
REPS priority-only until 2027 SA rebates
WA Stacks
$130/kWh battery rebate WA rebates
TAS Federal only
Federal only TAS rebates
ACT Federal only
Loans at 3% up to $20k ACT rebates
NT Federal only
Federal only NT rebates
Closed and gone: QLD Battery Booster (May 2024) · VIC battery loan (May 2025) · TAS Energy Saver Loan (Sep 2025) · NT battery grant (Jun 2025) · SA Home Battery Scheme (2022). If a site is still advertising these, close the tab.
06 · Real numbers, worked
No testimonials. Just arithmetic.
Every line below is computed from the current federal factors and verified state programs, sources linked. When a rate changes, these change the same day.
Sydney · 15 kWh battery · network offer
Add a battery to your existing solar
Network offer, installed federal rebate (99 STCs × $39.90 ≈ $3,950) already applied
$4,500
NSW VPP incentive PDRS, up to
−$1,500
Net cost from
~$3,000
Government-estimated saving: up to $1,100/yr. At that rate this pays for itself in about 3 years.
Source: DCCEEW ministerial releaseBrisbane · 8 kW + 13.5 kWh
New solar + battery from scratch
Federal solar STCs 55 STCs × $39.90
$2,195
Federal battery discount 91 STCs × $39.90
$3,631
Total point-of-sale stack
$5,826
Government-estimated saving: up to $2,300/yr, about 90% of a typical bill
Source: DCCEEW ministerial releaseMelbourne · 6.6 kW solar (zone 4)
Solar only, before the January step-down
STCs at today's 5-year deeming 39 STCs × $39.90
$1,556
Same system from 1 Jan 2027 31 STCs × $39.90
$1,237
Cost of waiting
$319
The system does not get cheaper in January. The rebate gets smaller.
Source: Clean Energy Regulator, SRESThe government's own estimate for a battery on existing solar is up to $1,100 a year. Against our network offer, a 15 kWh battery installed for $4,500 after the federal rebate, that arithmetic lands at roughly 2 to 4 years to pay for itself, fastest where a state incentive stacks on top. Payback is a function of your buy price, and the buy price is the thing we fixed.
07 · The Solar Power Savings difference
A solar quote someone else does the legwork on.
Most rebate sites hand you a form and a list of installers to chase. We hand you one matched installer, every rebate stacked, and your exact quote on a single call.
With us
Done. For you.
One matched installer. Every rebate stacked. Your exact quote on a single call. Free for the homeowner.
- Federal + state rebates stacked & applied at the invoice
- One CEC-accredited installer matched to your roof, not five chasing you
- Your exact quote on one call. No obligation, walk away any time.
- 100% free for you. We earn from installers, not households.
Best-Match Guarantee
If the installer we match isn't the best fit, we'll re-match you free. Or you walk away.
Without us
DIY or random installers
For comparison.
- Chase four installers, get four wildly different prices
- Miss state rebates the installer never mentioned
- Hard-sell pitches at 7pm from installers you didn't vet
- Pay $500–$1,500 more on average vs. a matched quote
08 · Common questions
Sorted before you have to ask.
What is the battery rebate in 2026?
The federal Cheaper Home Batteries discount is 6.8 STCs per usable kWh, about $271/kWh gross (typically $244 to $252/kWh net after installer fees) on the first 14 kWh, tapered above that, for installs certified by 31 December 2026. In practice it takes around 30% off the installed price. On a typical 13.5 kWh battery that is about $3,631, applied at point of sale.
What is the rebate for a 10 kWh battery?
A 10 kWh usable battery earns 68 STCs, worth about $2,713 at the current $39.90 STC price. State extras can stack on top: NSW pays a VPP connection incentive up to $1,500, and WA pays $130 per kWh up to $1,300 for Synergy customers.
How long will the government battery rebate last?
The program is legislated to 2030, but the per-kWh factor steps down every 1 January and 1 July. The next step, on 1 January 2027, cuts the factor from 6.8 to 5.7 and costs a 13.5 kWh install about $599. The scheme is not disappearing overnight, it just gets a little less generous every six months.
Are solar rebates being cut in 2026?
Yes. The solar STC deeming period fell to 5 years for 2026 installs and drops another year every 1 January until it reaches zero in 2031. A 6.6 kW system in Sydney gets about $1,796 today and about $1,436 from January 2027, so waiting six months costs roughly $360.
How much will a 6.6 kW solar system save me?
The official average saving from rooftop solar is more than $1,500/yr (energy.gov.au). With feed-in tariffs now around 3.4–6.5c in NSW, most of that value comes from power you use yourself rather than what you export, which is why daytime usage and a battery matter more than panel count.
Do I need solar to get the battery rebate?
Yes. The battery must be connected to solar, either a new system installed at the same time or panels you already have. It also needs to be VPP-capable if you are on-grid, installed by an accredited installer using a CER-approved product, and it is one claim per home.
Will someone call me? Are your team pushy?
One CEC-accredited installer calls within 24 to 48 hours with your exact quote, they check your roof, shading and usage so the price is real, not a guess. That's the one call. They're Australian, give straight answers, and don't work on hard-sell commissions. If now isn't a good time, just let us know and we'll work around you.
Is this site's data actually current?
Every figure was verified on 13 July 2026 against DCCEEW, the Clean Energy Regulator and each state's own program page, and each figure on this site links to its source. Next scheduled re-check is 1 January 2027, when the STC step-downs land, or sooner if the regulations change.
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