ACT battery rebate guide

Solar battery rebate ACT: what you can claim in 2026

The federal Cheaper Home Batteries Program is the battery rebate for Canberra homes, and the ACT Government adds low-interest loans and help for concession card holders. Here is what each is worth and who qualifies.

Quick answer (as at November 2026)

Worth: around 30% off an eligible home battery. That is 6.8 certificates per usable kWh, roughly $250 per usable kWh on the first 14 kWh.
Next step-down: 1 January 2027, to 5.7 certificates per usable kWh. The rate is set by your installation date.
Who qualifies: a new battery of 5 to 100 kWh, connected to rooftop solar (new or existing, up to 100 kW) through a VPP-capable, CEC-listed inverter.
How you get it: it comes straight off your quote. There is nothing to claim back.
ACT homes can pair it with the ACT Sustainable Household Scheme loan, where eligible.

Is there an ACT battery rebate in 2026?

The battery rebate available to Canberra households is the federal one. The Cheaper Home Batteries Program takes around 30% off an eligible home battery, and it applies in the ACT exactly as it does everywhere else.

What the ACT adds is finance. The ACT Government’s Sustainable Household Scheme offers low-interest loans for home batteries and other electric upgrades, and concession card holders can get extra help through the Home Energy Support Program.

The two work together: the federal discount comes off the price first, and a scheme loan can cover the balance.

Federal discount: around 30%, applied on the quote
Roughly $250 per usable kWh on the first 14 kWh, to 31 December 2026
Sustainable Household Scheme: 3% loans over up to 10 years
Concession card holders: rebates and zero-interest loans

What a Canberra household can use

One discount and two ACT Government programs. The ACT programs are run through climatechoices.act.gov.au, which sets their eligibility rules.

Federal battery rebate

Around 30% off an eligible battery under the Cheaper Home Batteries Program, applied as a discount on the quote. No income test. How the federal rebate works.

Sustainable Household Scheme loan

Loans from $2,000 at 3% interest over up to 10 years, with no establishment fees, delivered by Brighte. Up to $15,000, rising to $20,000 for new applicants from 1 July 2026. Home batteries are an eligible product.

Home Energy Support Program

For Pensioner Concession Card, DVA Gold Card and Health Care Card holders: rebates of up to $5,000 towards up to half the cost of upgrades such as solar panels, plus a zero-interest loan of up to $10,000.

What the federal rebate is worth on a Canberra home

Indicative figures for an installation between May and December 2026, at $37 to $40 a certificate. The rate steps down on 1 January 2027.

A 10 kWh battery

68 certificates, roughly $2,500 to $2,700 off.

A 14 kWh battery

95 certificates, roughly $3,500 to $3,800 off, with the whole battery in the full-rate band.

Bigger than 14 kWh

Each kWh between 14 and 28 earns 60% of the full rate, and 15% between 28 and 50. Work out your figure.

Who qualifies in the ACT

The federal rules apply unchanged in the ACT. The scheme loan has its own conditions on top.

With solar, new or existing
For the federal discount the battery has to go in with a rooftop solar system of no more than 100 kW, either new or already on the roof.
A new, approved battery
On the Clean Energy Council approved list, between 5 and 100 kWh nominal capacity, and VPP capable. You do not have to join a VPP.
Installed by an SAA accredited installer
To AS/NZS 5139 and ACT electrical safety rules.
One claim per property
One battery claim per electricity meter, so size it for where your usage is heading.
For a scheme loan
An ACT resident who owns their home, meeting the scheme guidelines and Brighte’s lending criteria, and attending a free one-hour workshop.

How it works in the ACT

You do not apply to anyone for the federal discount. We handle that part.

Quote with the federal discount applied

We size the battery to your evening usage and show the federal discount for your installation date as a line on the quote.
Decide how to pay

Pay outright, or look at a Sustainable Household Scheme loan for the balance. The scheme’s eligibility and application run through climatechoices.act.gov.au.
Install and register

Our SAA accredited installers commission the system and register it with the Clean Energy Regulator and AEMO. We create the certificates.

Where we install in the ACT

We install across Canberra and the ACT, with the federal discount on the quote and our SAA accredited installers handling the certificates and registration.

Rebates for the panels themselves are separate. See solar rebates for how those work.

ACT battery rebate questions

Is there an ACT government battery rebate?

Not a separate rebate for most households. The federal Cheaper Home Batteries Program is the battery rebate in the ACT, and the ACT Government offers low-interest loans through the Sustainable Household Scheme. Concession card holders can get rebates through the Home Energy Support Program.

How much is the battery rebate in Canberra?

For installations between 1 May and 31 December 2026 the federal rate is 6.8 certificates per usable kWh on the first 14 kWh, roughly $250 to $270 per kWh. A 10 kWh battery earns about $2,500 to $2,700. From 1 January 2027 the rate drops to 5.7.

Is the Sustainable Household Scheme loan interest free?

No. It is 3% interest over up to 10 years, with no establishment fees. Concession card holders may be able to get a zero-interest loan of up to $10,000 through the Home Energy Support Program instead.

Can I use the federal rebate and a scheme loan together?

Yes. The federal discount comes off the price first, and the loan can cover the balance.

Do I need solar to get the rebate in the ACT?

For the federal discount, yes. The battery must be installed with a new or existing rooftop solar system.

When does the battery rebate end?

The federal program runs to 31 December 2030 and steps down every January and July until then.

See the rebate on a quote for your Canberra home

We size the battery to your evening usage, then show the federal discount for your installation date in dollars.

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Solar battery rebate ACT: what you can claim in 2026

Quick answer (as at November 2026)

Is there an ACT battery rebate in 2026?