Rebates and loans
Solar and battery rebates in the ACT and NSW
Three things are open right now: a federal discount that comes off your invoice, an ACT loan, and an NSW loan. The federal discount applies wherever you live. The other two stop at the border.
Start with your address
Australian Capital Territory
ACT rebates and loans
The Sustainable Household Scheme lends up to $20,000 at 3% over 10 years. The ACT has no battery cash rebate. The last one closed in 2023 and nothing replaced it.
New South Wales
NSW rebates and loans
The Home Energy Saver loan is interest free and lends up to $15,000 to households under the income threshold. Wollongong, Queanbeyan and the coast.
Not sure which of these you can have?
The finder asks where you live, whether you already have solar and what you are putting in. It comes back with the schemes you qualify for and what comes off the price.
Cheaper Home Batteries Program: how it works
The Cheaper Home Batteries discount, worked out for four systems. You get the same figure in Canberra and in Wollongong.
| Units | Usable storage | Federal discount | Added by this step |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.5 kWh | $3,276 | Full rate | |
Most popular | 27 kWh | $5,328 | +$2,052 |
| 40.5 kWh | $5,940 | +$612 |
| 54 kWh | $6,264 | +$324 |
Rates as at 29 July 2026 · Clean Energy Regulator · installs to 31 December 2026
Every scheme, open and closed
Four schemes are open across the two jurisdictions. People still ask for the fifth by name, and it closed three years ago.
Cheaper Home Batteries Program
Discount off the invoice
Your accredited retailer takes it off the price of the battery at the point of sale, so there is nothing to claim back. You need solar on the roof, new or existing. The discount is tiered by usable capacity to 50 kWh, so your second battery is worth much less than the first.
Sustainable Household Scheme
Loan at 3%
Up to $20,000 for new applicants from 1 July 2026, at 3% interest over up to 10 years. Households already in the scheme stay on the earlier $15,000 cap. Lent through Brighte. No establishment or account fees.
Home Energy Support Program
Rebate and loan
Concession-card households get 50% of the cost of an upgrade, to a ceiling of $2,500. An interest-free loan of up to $10,000 sits beside it.
Home Energy Saver
Loan at 0%
Up to $15,000 for owner-occupiers and landlords with a household income under $210,000. Open since 17 June 2026.
Next Generation Energy Storage
Closed
The old ACT battery rebate, and the one people still ask for by name. The last installs under it were due 31 March 2023. The ACT has no battery cash rebate today.
The federal discount comes off the price at the point of sale. The ACT loan can then finance what is left to pay.
Rates as at 29 July 2026 · Clean Energy Regulator · ACT Government · NSW Government
Find out which of these you can use.
The finder above asks where your home is and what you are putting in, then names the schemes that apply to your address and what each one is worth.