Under the new scheme, you can earn PRCs if you install batteries in the following ways:
- Installing a brand-new battery at your home, even if it’s not connected to a Virtual Power Plant (VPP).
- Installing a new battery that is connected to a VPP.
- Connecting an already installed battery to a VPP for the first time.
The focus here is on creating more battery storage at new locations. While that might feel a bit unfair to early adopters with ineligible batteries, the goal of the scheme is to encourage more homes and businesses to get onboard with battery storage, helping the grid reduce peak energy demand.
To qualify for the battery rebate, new battery installations must meet these requirements:
- Only customers who already have a solar system or are installing one can apply.
- The property must not currently have a battery installed, and eligibility for each address is determined by the National Meter Identifier (NMI).
- The battery needs to be on an approved product list.
- Eligible batteries must have a capacity between 2kWh and 28kWh.
- The battery must be able to connect to a Virtual Power Plant (VPP)
- There must be at least 6 years left on the battery’s warranty to collect the VPP rebate.
- If the property already has an existing battery, a new battery installed at the same address will not qualify
- Use a program approved CEC certified solar installer
NSW has announced that customers could potentially save up to $2,400 off the upfront cost and get as much as $400 as a cashback incentive for connecting to a VPP. VPP customers with a battery are eligible for this rebate again after three years.
Who is NOT Eligible for the NSW Battery Incentive?
- It’s important to know that the rebate is only available for new battery sites. So, if you already have a battery and were hoping to get a rebate for adding another one, you won’t qualify under this scheme.
- So, for folks who have a battery and are really excited about adding on another, they’re actually not eligible to claim the rebate. It’s for new battery sites only.
- The scheme was designed to get more storage on the network, and they’ve looked at it as storage per street address. We feel they should have looked at it from a capacity point of view. That’s how we would have approached it.
- With such strict limitations around the rebate, opportunities are lost for people who already have a battery. It’s going to close doors for many and make a lot of people salty who did the right thing by investing in batteries early.
- The priority is getting Australia to Net Zero by 2050, and tightening conditions when they should be loosened is a step backward. So, that’s going to be a bit of a challenge in this scheme.
How Solar Secure Can Help
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