Solar Rebates in Victoria (2026)

Updated October 2026. There are two main rebates for solar panels on a Victorian home in 2026: the federal small-scale technology certificates (STCs), which every eligible system gets, and the Solar Victoria rebate, which depends on your household income. There is also a federal discount for home batteries.

Federal solar rebate (STCs)

Every eligible solar system earns small-scale technology certificates. In 2026 a system is credited with five years of output (the “deeming period”), which in Geelong works out to roughly six certificates per kW of panels, or about $1,500 off a 6.6 kW system. The deeming period drops by a year every 1 January until the scheme ends in 2030, so the rebate gets smaller each year. Your installer takes it off the price up front.

Solar Victoria rebate

Eligible households can get up to $1,400 off solar panels. Your combined household income must be under $150,000, and other conditions apply. Check your eligibility with Solar Victoria before you sign a quote.

Rooftop solar panel array installed by Velocity Solar near Geelong

Solar panels installed by our crew.

GoodWe battery stack installed by Velocity Solar

A home battery installed by our crew.

Battery rebate

Since 1 May 2026 the federal Cheaper Home Batteries Program gives 6.8 certificates for each kWh of usable battery capacity, tiered: the full rate for the first 14 kWh, 60% from 14 to 28 kWh and 15% from 28 to 50 kWh. That is about $3,450 off a 13.5 kWh battery at today’s certificate prices, and the rate steps down on 1 January 2027. Work out yours with our battery rebate calculator.

Hot water and heat pumps

Heat pump hot water has its own rebates. See our heat pump rebate guide for Victoria.

What it means for your price

Across our recent Geelong installs, a 6.6 kW solar system came in at about $9,400 after the federal rebate, inc GST, before any Solar Victoria rebate. See the full solar and battery price guide.

Rebate rules change. Check the Clean Energy Regulator and Solar Victoria for the latest, or call our Geelong team on (03) 5243 8364.

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