Can’t speak for others, but I’ll be taking it up. We’ve got so much solar going to waste because we’re export limited for quite a bit of the day. The stuff we do export gets sold at a whopping 5 cents, which is well and truly offset by buying back in the evenings.
Last month we exported 1250kwh - and received $85 credit for our efforts. Be far better storing some of that for own use.
The Palaszczuk government has indicated it would give away millions of dollars in rebates for Queenslanders to install solar battery storage systems at their homes.
Under the program, rebates of up to $4,000 will be available to households, depending on income eligibility requirements.
While the government was yet to announce when the Battery Booster Rebate Scheme would kick off, Energy Minister Mick de Brenni indicated to ABC Radio Brisbane that it was due to begin next year.
Of course, this will be the kicker:
income eligibility requirements
We seem to perpetually on the cusp of too “rich” to get any subsidies, but too poor to live without busting our chops. Woe is me.
Seems generous enough though.
(a)if the taxable income of the income earner for the application, for the most recently ended financial year, is $66,667 or less—$4,000; or(b)otherwise—$3,000.
But if the combined income of the household is more than $180,000, you will not be eligible.
By design.
This is the best summary I could come up with:
The Palaszczuk government has indicated it would give away millions of dollars in rebates for Queenslanders to install solar battery storage systems at their homes.
While the government was yet to announce when the Battery Booster Rebate Scheme would kick off, Energy Minister Mick de Brenni indicated to ABC Radio Brisbane that it was due to begin next year.
According to the explanatory notes of the regulation, the new scheme was aimed at addressing the cost barrier of solar technology uptake for residential households.
The regulation notes that the up-front cost of a battery system in Queensland is more than $9,000, which can be considered “uneconomic for most consumers”.
The department has also released a tender for an inspectorate that will be responsible for assessing household batteries delivered under the scheme.
The explanatory notes for the regulation say the Queensland and federal governments have each allocated $12 million to the scheme over two years.
The original article contains 281 words, the summary contains 154 words. Saved 45%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!
