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Renewables

Don’t want another footy jersey? Startup says new tech can make renewables electricity rebates a reality
Cheaper power for renewables neighbours has been much requested, but difficult to do. A startup says it can make work for both communities and developers.
Rachel Williamson

Nov 3, 2025

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Battery

Home battery uptake sets record highs in Victoria
New data shows Victoria closed out 2020 with records for solar battery rebate uptake and installation, as fortnightly allocations of discounted home batteries get “snapped up.”
Sophie Vorrath

Jan 20, 2021

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Victoria extends solar battery rebate offer to another 80 postcodes
Victoria extends reach of solar battery rebate in effort to drum up interest from solar households, but only two taken up in latest offer.
Giles Parkinson

Nov 4, 2019

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Solar

Victoria solar demand still sizzling: another 3,250 rebates gone in 20 minutes
Second-round September offer of 3,250 rooftop solar rebates taken up in little more than a quarter of an hour.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 17, 2019

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Solar

Victoria’s boosted rooftop solar rebate fully subscribed in minutes
Victoria’s rooftop PV rebate again taken up in record time, with boosted September offering of 6,500 discounted home solar panel systems disappearing in under an hour.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 5, 2019

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Solar

Victoria rooftop solar scheme to re-open Thursday – 6,000 rebates still on offer
Solar Victoria’s online application portal to re-open Thursday September 5 at 9am, with around 6,000 home solar rebates still up for grabs.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 4, 2019

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Solar

Victoria rooftop solar rebate under fire again, as application portal crashes
Victoria’s troubled rooftop solar rebate hits another snag, with “technical difficulties” crashing the online application portal on day one of expanded September offering.
Sophie Vorrath

Sep 2, 2019

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Solar

Victoria solar “mess” continues, as Coalition push for inquiry falls flat
Pressure builds on Victorian government to amend “botched” rooftop solar rebate, as opposition push for parliamentary inquiry fails to muster enough votes.
Sophie Vorrath

Aug 16, 2019

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Solar

It’s time for Victoria to right the solar ship – before it sinks
Victoria’s rooftop solar rebate has now entered nightmare territory. There are four possible options available to the state government for ‘fixing’ the scheme.
Warwick Johnston

Aug 2, 2019

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Solar

Victoria solar rebate “disaster” as August quota fills in 90 minutes
Solar industry says Victoria rebate scheme is a disaster as August quota exhausted – concert ticket-style – in just 90 minutes, confirming fears the government scheme is strangling the market.
Sophie Vorrath & Giles Parkinson

Aug 1, 2019

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“We’re hurting” – Solar industry rallies against rooftop rebate in Victoria
Public protest calls on Victorian government to fix or scrap its rooftop solar panel rebate, to prevent further job losses and company failures.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 25, 2019

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Solar

Solar industry says Victoria rebate will cause “bloodbath” if not changed
Solar industry intensifies calls for Victorian government to review “absolute monster” of rooftop solar rebate, amid reports of failing businesses and frustrated consumers.
Sophie Vorrath

Jul 18, 2019

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