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The Home Battery Scheme (HBS), giving 40,000 households access to $100 million in subsidies, plus an additional $100 million in loans, has ended, according to the state government budget issued in June 2022.
SA home battery scheme
The SA home battery scheme was part of a growing movement, along with the Victorian Solar Homes program, that sees state and territory governments subsidising rooftop solar and home battery systems.
The scheme was open to all South Australians, and it doesn’t matter if you live in Adelaide or Innamincka.
The SA House Battery Scheme was to provide installation assistance for home batteries to South Australian families. It offered low-interest financing options and a solar battery rebate of up to $6,000 to South Australians for installing residential batteries.
For enquiries regarding a SA Home Battery Scheme subsidy that has been conditionally granted
If your question is about the status, details, or payment of a subsidy, contact Plenti at homebatteryscheme@plenti.com.au or call 1300 396 078 during business hours.
For all other questions about a subsidy, contact the Department for Energy and Mining at hbs@sa.gov.au or call 8463 3555 during business hours.
The “Battery Storage for Business” rebate, which provides qualified businesses with a $1,500 rebate towards the cost of a battery system, is still an option for residents of South Australia despite the discontinuation of the SA Home Battery Scheme.
The business must be connected to the grid, and a participating retailer must install the battery system to be eligible.
The Sonnen home battery is one of those available in the SA Home Battery Scheme.
Advantages of home battery storage
With a battery, householders can store solar power to use when they desire. This means less dependence on grid power.
Some batteries can also protect against blackouts, which can be a big concern for some people. The home battery could replace the generator in areas with unreliable grid power, such as remote districts away from major metropolitan areas such as Adelaide.
Installation of an Enphase battery.
The Powerwall 2 comes in one size only (13.5 kWh) but the other two are modular. This means people with low electricity needs can buy a smaller size.
Sonnen comes in 2 kWh modules with 4 kWh being the smallest. They can combine to up to 16 kWh. Enphase batteries come in 1.2 kWh modules and you can have just one or multiple.
Some people might only use only 3 or 4 kWh of electricity per day. As a result, the best battery solution could be two Enphase batteries or a sonnen battery.
Other SA solar battery rebates and incentives
In addition to the battery storage for businesses and the solar victoria solar homes program, South Australia also offers a range of other solar battery rebates and incentives for solar energy. For example, the SA Virtual Power Plant (VPP).
With the help of the South Australian government, Energy Locals and Tesla are building South Australia’s Virtual Power Plant (SA VPP), which will eventually connect 50,000 solar and Tesla Powerwall home battery systems across the state to create the biggest virtual power plant in the country.
Check out our page to learn more about the battery system rebates SA.
South Australia continues to lead the way in promoting sustainable energy solutions. The state’s rebates and incentives for solar energy, home batteries, electric vehicles, and more make it more affordable for households and businesses to adopt these technologies. With the state’s goal to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, these incentives will play a crucial role in achieving this ambitious goal.
Source: Government of Sout Australia – Department for Energy and Mining
City of Adelaide – Sustainability Incentives Scheme
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