Battery Rebate News - Cheaper Home Battery Program

Correct as of 21st Nov 2025

The Federal Labor Government’s $2.3 billion Cheaper Home Batteries Program, started on 1st July 2025 – allowing households to purchase a home battery with an estimated 30% discount on typical installed costs. This will help households reduce reliance on fossil fuels – and take back control of their power costs!

The subsidy is an extension of the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme, and the Government announced the rebate value at a maximum of $372.00 per kWh of usable battery capacity. However, the end value for homeowners will be less than this, for several reasons (lower certificate trading price, and trader fees/charges being the main two), and we estimate the value to be closer to $320-340 per kWh.

Recent changes will see the rebate value decline every 6 months, instead of the original 12 months. The first significant drop will happen for systems installed after 30th April 2026. 

As well as more regular value deductions, from 1st May 2026, the rebate will also be tiered to reduce the amount of rebate received for larger battery sizes. 

• From 0 kWh up to 14 kWh (inclusive): 100% STC value
• Every kWh greater than 14 and up to 28 kWh (inclusive): 60% STC value
• Every kWh greater than 28 and up to 50 kWh (inclusive): 15% STC value

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More details on the Cheaper Home Batteries Program can be found here;

https://cer.gov.au/schemes/renewable-energy-target/small-scale-renewable-energy-scheme/small-scale-renewable-energy-systems/solar-batteries

https://www.dcceew.gov.au/energy/programs/cheaper-home-batteries