Darebin City Council Ratepayers Offered Low Cost Solar

Melbourne's Darebin City Council has partnered with Energy Matters and Positive Charge to offer homeowners in the Council's area the opportunity of slashing their power bills by going solar.

Melbourne’s Darebin City Council has partnered with Energy Matters and Positive Charge to offer homeowners in the Council’s area the opportunity of slashing their power bills by going solar.

The first program, Solar $aver, is believed to be an Australian-first. Solar $aver offers homeowners who receive a pensioner rate rebate the opportunity of acquiring an Energy Matters supplied and installed solar panel system and repaying 10% of the system cost in their rates annually over ten years.

The repayment level has been structured in a way that most participants will save more each year on their electricity bills than what they will be repaying annually for the solar power systems – an innovative financial arrangement Energy Matters calls “Save As You Go”.

Solar Saver is open to the first 280 eligible applicants who sign up.

The second program, Solar Bulk Buy, offers all Darebin households deep discounts on Energy Matters solar panel systems through the power of volume purchasing. The Solar Bulk Buy offer closes May 30, 2014.

Energy Matters CEO Jeremy Rich says the company’s participation in the program is an example of Energy Matters’ mission to provide affordable good quality solar for all Australians and applauds Darebin City Council for its efforts.

“Darebin City Council has shown great leadership through Solar $aver and Solar Bulk Buy. We look forward to hearing from other councils throughout Australia also wanting to help the residents they serve save on energy bills through similar initiatives,” says Mr. Rich.

Further details of both programs can be viewed here (PDF) or on the Darebin City Council web site at www.darebin.vic.gov.au/solar

To apply for the Darebin Solar Bulk-Buy program, contact the Darebin City Council Environment Team on (03) 8470 8888 or email solar@darebin.vic.gov.au

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