In the last two quarters a raft of new clean energy rebates have been launched, each seemingly more attractive than the last. And all with a very short shelf life.
So which ones do you need to be across to ensure your commercial prospects don’t miss out?
Here’s our latest list:
- Round 3 of the Energy Innovation Fund (VIC)
Just announced last week, the highly anticipated third round of Victoria’s Energy Innovation Fund is dedicated to industrial electrification, with a focus on the food and beverage processing and manufacturing sector.
- Funding amount – 50% of matched funding up to $2 million per project
- Total Funding pool – $10 million
- Application period – Monday 29 September – Friday 28 November 2025
- Project eligibility – Project must deliver the replacement of fossil fuels with electricity as an input to produce food and beverage products for human or animal consumption. Examples include, but are not limited to electrode boilers, air-to-fluid and fluid-to-fluid heat pumps, electric dryers and electric thermal energy storage.
Learn more via: https://www.energy.vic.gov.au/grants/energy-innovation-fund
- Powering Business Grant (SA)
In August, the SA government unveiled its new Powering Business Grant rebate to incentivise SMEs and NFPs to invest in energy-efficiency upgrades and begin saving on energy bills.
- Funding amount – Between $2,500 – $75,000 per eligible business
- Total Funding pool – $20 million
- Application period – Monday 18 August – Friday 31 October 2025 (or when funding is exhausted)
- Project eligibility
- Stream 1: battery OR battery + solar projects. The grant amount will be based on the size and capacity of the system. Solar only projects are ineligible.
- Stream 2: energy-efficiency upgrades. Grants of up to 50% can be used for upgrades like the installation of new refrigeration equipment, building insulation and lighting upgrades.
Learn more via: https://business.sa.gov.au/programs/powering-business-grants
- Solar for Apartment Residents (NSW)
With only 2% of apartments buildings in NSW currently fitted with solar, the state government identified a real gap in solar accessibility for apartment residents. The Solar for Apartment Residents (SoAR) rebate was rolled out in February 2025 to try and fill this gap and is available to NSW strata companies and owner’s corporations.
- Funding amount – 50% of matched funding up to $150,000 per project
- Total Funding pool – $25 million
- Application period – Friday 28 February – Monday 1 December 2025 (or when funding is exhausted)
- Project eligibility – Equipment and installation costs associated with solar system installations on apartment buildings.
Learn more via: https://www.energy.nsw.gov.au/households/rebates-grants-and-schemes/solar-apartment-residents
- Cheaper Home Batteries Program (Federal)
You would have to be living under a rock if you hadn’t heard of this one yet. But what you might not have properly considered is that:
- It applies to businesses too. Why target business owners over households? Businesses stand to gain bigger bill savings my investing in solar storage, plus commercial solar deals are bigger. Bigger deal = bigger margin.
- Industry experts are already warning that funding will run out ahead of the 2030 expiration date. In fact, according to research by SolarQuotes, even when factoring in the gradual decline of the funding amount, the scheme could run out of money by early 2028. Stress this urgency with your prospects!
- It’s stackable with state rebates like the ones above. So, if you are selling the federal battery rebate in silo, you could be missing out on additional savings for your prospect.
Need a hand navigating these rebates – or structuring a $0 upfront plan to maximise them? Get in touch.
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