Cheaper Home Batteries Program
Home Battery Incentives :
The Cheaper Home Batteries Program is an Australian Government program designed to help Australian households and small businesses maximise the energy generated through their rooftop solar, incentivised by a discount on the cost of installing battery systems.
The Program started on 1 July 2025 and will run until 2030.
Discounts through Incentives :
This new incentive is administered under the existing Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES), utilising Small-scale Technology Certificates (STCs).
To generate STCs to pass on to your customers, an AP/ACP such as ClimaSync is required to verify the installation, create the certificates and monetise them. Onboard with us today.
Battery STC Estimate
Enter the usable capacity of the battery:
5 day payment
$344.10
20 day payment
$353.40
Enter the usable capacity (number only) of the battery to get an estimate of your STC payment for batteries installed between 1 July 2025 and 31 December 2025
Payment made post Climasync audit pass.
Assuming 1,000 STCs are processed per month. For businesses estimating under 1,000 or over 5,000 STCs per month, please contact us for individual quoting.
Payment values subject to change.
How is the Incentive Calculated?
The Federal program was announced as offering around a 30% discount on the upfront cost of installing an eligible battery system. This assumes the end-user receives the full value of the STCs created for their new battery.
The numbers of STCs the system is eligible for is reflective of the kilowatt-hours (kWh) of usable capacity in the battery system. Under the SRES, the number of STCs will gradually decrease until 2030.
STCs are only available for the first 50 kWh. The rate in 2025 will be 9.3 STCs per kWh, equivalent to around $372 per kWh (subject to certificate generation fees and STC market prices).
| Year | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | 2029 | 2030 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STC per kWh | 9.3 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 6.5 | 5.6 | 4.7 |
Eligibility Criteria
- The battery must be included on the CEC approved battery list.
- A single solar system with a total nominal capacity of 5 kWh to 100 kWh. The nominal / usable capacity is the maximum amount of energy that can be stored at full charge.
- The system must not have previously received a discount under this program.
- The battery’s usable capability is used to calculate the STC volume, and can be claimed for the first 50 kWh of usable capacity, even if the system is larger.
- The battery needs to be installed with a new or existing solar PV system.
- The system must have VPP connectability.
- The system is considered ‘installed’ when a certificate of electrical compliance (or equivalent) is signed, confirming it complies with the relevant electrical safety regulations.
- The program is intended for residential small-scale battery systems – electric vehicles are not considered eligible batteries for this program.
- The battery system must be configured as a single Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) unit, whether it comprises a single battery unit or a system of modular batteries.
- Additional capacity added to an existing battery system could be eligible if it has not previously received a discount under the program, and the additional capacity is at least 5 kWh and the total upgraded capacity does not exceed 100 kWh.
- Battery systems supported under the program can be installed either on or off-grid. On-grid systems need to be capable of being connected to a VPP, but does not need to be connected.
- The owners of the battery at the premises (including those within embedded networks) will be the eligible owners of the STCs generated. Further guidance from the Clean Energy Regulator (CER) will align with existing advice.