Solar Victoria

☀️ Eligibility is changing soon! Don’t miss the chance to put the sun to work for your household or rental property, and reduce your electricity bills with clean energy.

If your or your renters’ combined household income is between $150,000 and $210,000 per year, apply now to secure a solar panel (PV) or hot water rebate.

⏰ Applications must be submitted in full by 5pm on 30 June – with all details and documents requested.
👉 Apply now: solar.vic.gov.au

Are you a clean energy employer:
✅ Looking for a job-ready job seeker?
✅ Able to provide work experience?
✅ Willing to host an excursion for school-aged participants?

👉 Learn more solar.vic.gov.au/birri-pathways-renewable-energy

First Nations organisation Birri Beginnings is currently establishing opportunities for First Nations senior secondary students and job seekers to learn about roles in the renewable energy industry and how to get involved – through further study, training, or employment.

Attention regional installers and other on-site workers in and around Bendigo! Fully funded places are now available for VU23631 'Work safely on roofs with renewable energy systems’, delivered by Holmesglen TAFE.

📍Bendigo - Wednesday 24 June

Subject to demand, this is one of the last regional opportunities to get qualified at no cost and keep your team safe on site. Holmesglen TAFE in Moorabbin and South West TAFE in Warrnambool offer free sessions via ‘Free TAFE’ and fee-for-service sessions are available with the Solar Training Centre RTO #40352.

Learn more and book your spot: solar.vic.gov.au/working-safely-solar

Own a rental property? You could help your tenants save on energy bills with solar and access a rebate of up to $1,400, with the option of an equivalent interest-free loan.

Income eligibility for the Solar Homes Program is changing on 1 July 2026 — so if your tenants’ combined household income is between $150,000 and $210,000, now is the time to act.

⏰ Submit your application in full by 5pm on 30 June to secure your rebate.
👉 Find out more: solar.vic.gov.au/solar-rebates-rental-properties

In case you missed it, read our latest industry update (released on June 3) to learn about our major milestone of 500,000 rebates and loans, new Notice to Market for 2026–27 and the income eligibility cap changing 1 July. 👉 https://go.vic.gov.au/4fnvrSm

📧 Subscribe to our mailing list to receive more industry updates on new initiatives, training and safety:
solar.vic.gov.au/subscribe

Upgrade your hot water and save! You now have more choice to cut your upfront installation costs and save on energy bills with more locally made heat pump hot water products eligible for the higher rebate of up to $1,400.

Ten products manufactured by Panasonic Australia have joined our list. If you’re planning to apply and your combined household income is between $150,000 and $210,000 a year, you must submit your application in full by 5 pm on 30 July to secure a rebate.

👉 Learn more and view our list of eligible locally made products: solar.vic.gov.au/hot-water-rebate -eligible-for-the-locally-made-incentive

Thinking about installing solar or an energy efficient hot water system? If your combined household income is between $150,000 and $210,000, now is the time to apply and start saving on your energy bills sooner.

👉 Read our update solar.vic.gov.au/solar-homes-program-continuing-provide-targeted-assistance and apply at: solar.vic.gov.au

To secure a rebate under the current $210,000 income eligibility, you must submit your application in full by 5 pm on 30 June 2026.

Do you currently live or run a small business in an embedded network? We’re seeking your feedback to create a better deal and stronger protections for customers.

We are working to reform prices for customers in embedded networks through new pricing regulation, a lower price cap for electricity and gas, and bundled services like bulk hot water or centralised heating and cooling.

Consultation is now open on embedded network reforms. Have your say by completing our survey or making a written submission.

Sharing information, such as your energy bills, will help fill current information gaps relating to retail pricing for embedded network customers and market information on bundled services in these networks.

Consultation is open now until Thursday, 2 July.

Read about the reforms, complete our survey or make a submission here: https://engage.vic.gov.au/embedded-networks-review

Just over 6.5 million solar PV panels have now been installed through Solar Victoria, delivering more than 2.5 GW of clean, local energy for Victorian households.

That’s enough electricity to power roughly 1 million homes a year or a city about the size of Adelaide. Victoria’s move to cleaner, cheaper energy continues to grow one rooftop at a time.

Learn more at solar.vic.gov.au