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Renewable Remote Power Generation Programme (RRPGP)

National RRPGP 50% Rebate effective NOW!

National RRPGP 50% Rebate administered in Canberra by the Department for Climate Change - The Residential and Medium-scale (RM) programme commenced on 23 July 2007 and provides rebates for households, communities, not-for-profit, business, government and other organisations, in those areas of Australia not close to a main grid, to support the installation of renewable generation systems where existing RRPGP programmes were not already available.

Western Australia, Tasmania and Northern Territory already had RRPGP programmes in place prior to the national rollout, and so these states continue to have their RRPGP program administered by their relevant state body.

Rebates of up to 50 per cent of the capital cost of renewable generation and essential enabling equipment are available to applicants that fully comply with the eligibility requirements and procedures outlined in the programme guidelines.

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The federal program streams are as follows:

Rebates of maximum $200K for Stand Alone Power Systems
The Major Project (rebate greater than $200,000) and Industry Support

Eligibility for rebates of maximum $200K for Stand Alone Power Systems include the following criteria:

System is installed at principal place of residence or for systems serving communities the applicant must be the governing authority of the community or an appropriately authorised representative; and the system must primarily supply facilities that are a key part of the community.

Connection of grid must exceed a distance of 1 kilometre from the nearest main-grid line or provide evidence from the local network service provider that the total cost to connect to the main-grid is more than $30,000. Applicants just short of the $30,000 main-grid estimated connection cost threshold may be eligible. To be considered, applicants must attach a one page letter of explanation with the Pre-purchase application and guarantee to repay the rebate if the site is connected to the main-grid within five years following installation of the renewable generation system.

Equipment on which a rebate is sought must be new and must be purchased after a Pre-purchase application has been approved by the administrator.

Expenditure on renewable generation equipment (panels, inverters, regulators etc - defined in the Rebates available section of the official AGO RRPGP guidelines) must be at least 30 per cent of the total cost of equipment and services on which a rebate is sought.

The minimum size of the renewable generation component of the system is 450 W peak output.

The system must be designed by a person holding design accreditation from the Business Council for Sustainable Energy or by an appropriately experienced member of the Institute of Engineers Australia.