Solar Rebates
The South Australian State Government
The South Australian Government's Solar Hot Water Rebate Scheme will now target low income households to help them comply with new water heater standards effective from 1 July 2008.
The new standards aim to increase the uptake of high-efficiency gas, heat pump and solar hot water heaters.
South Australian residents who purchase a new solar hot water system for domestic purposes and install it at their principal place of residence are eligible for a rebate if their system fits into any of the following categories:
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Replacing an electric water heater with an electric boosted one panel solar hot water system that achieves at least 18 Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) |
$500* State rebate $1,000 Federal Rebate* Plus RECs |
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Replacing an electric water heater with an electric boosted two panel solar hot water system |
$500* State rebate $1,000 Federal Rebate* Plus RECs |
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Replacing an electric water heater with a heat pump hot water system |
$500* State rebate $1,000 Federal Rebate* Plus RECs |
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Replacing an existing gas water heater with a gas boosted one panel solar hot water system that achieves at least 18 Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) |
$500* State rebate Plus RECs |
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Replacing an existing gas water heater with a gas boosted two panel solar hot water system (includes one panel Chromagen CR120 BC models) |
$500* State rebate, Plus RECs |
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Installing an electric or gas boosted one panel (minimum 18 RECs) solar hot water system in a new home that does not have access to reticulated gas |
$500* State rebate Plus RECs |
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Installing an electric or gas boosted two panel solar hot water system, or a heat pump, in a new home that does not have access to reticulated gas includes one panel Chromagen CR120 BC models) |
$500* State rebate Plus RECs |
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Installing a gas boosted one panel (minimum 18 RECs) solar hot water system in a new home that does have access to reticulated gas |
$500* State rebate Plus RECs |
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Installing a gas boosted two panel solar hot water system in a new home that does have access to reticulated gas (includes one panel Chromagen CR120 BC models) |
$500* State rebate Plus RECs |
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Installing a one or two panel solar water heater as a pre-heater to an existing electric water heater |
$500* State rebate |
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Installing a one or two panel solar water heater as a pre-heater to an existing gas water heater |
$500* State rebate |
*conditions apply
Eligible applicants are home owners who:
Install a complying water heater, as outlined above, to serve their principal place of residence; and at the time of installation, hold at least one of the following Australian Government concession cards:
* Centrelink Health Care Card
* Centrelink Pensioner Concession Card
* DVA Gold Card - Totally and Permanently Incapacitated
* DVA Gold Card - War Widow
* DVA - Extreme Disablement Adjustment
If you want to replace your existing gas or electric hot water system with a solar hot water system, contact us today.
Full details of the South Australian State Government rebates are available under the Rebates and Grants section of the Energy Division website at http://www.sustainable.energy.sa.gov.au/.
Click here for more information about the Federal Government RECs scheme. | 
