A new 25 million dollar solar for apartments residents (Soar)-Scheme-Backing Shared Dach Systems has started, which releases half of the solar costs for apartments with several units in NSW.
The Labor governments of the federal and NSW-Labour governments together finance the Soar subsidy program, which adds up to 50% of the invoice for the installation of joint solar systems in apartments or other residential buildings with a maximum of $ 150,000 per project.
At a press conference in which the event was announced, the Minister for Climate Change and Energy Chris Bowen said that a third of Australian households are equipped with solar systems, but only 3.5% of the apartments have one. Bowen added:
In the past, it was difficult for resident to use the advantages of cleaner, cheaper solar systems – but Labor helps the households to overcome these barriers and to operate more Australian houses with renewable energies.
What does soar cover up?
The following products and services are covered under the scholarship:
- Sun collectors, inverters and assembly;
- Solar sharing technology;
- Labor installation workers;
- Safety equipment;
- Essential measuring device tablet -upgrades (in which clear evidence is that the solar system works effectively
Only for solar connection purposes for solar connections); - Roof seal (only if necessary due to the solar system).
How to apply for the apartment solar
Application is entitled to owners or layers of managers of apartments or other apartments with several units with 3-55 units, in which no solar PV system has been installed in the past 10 years.
Individual residential residents are unable to advertise themselves and are asked to share details with their owner company or the layer manager and to make them pursue: applications can be submitted here.
The applications are now open and will be exhausted on December 1, 2025 or when the financing is exhausted, and grants are awarded on the basis of “First In, First Serve”. Here you will find the complete approval requirements.
The incentive is financed by the federal government’s solar banks program, which focuses on eliminating obstacles for nationwide access to solar and is an important measures in the consumer energy strategy of the NSW government.
It is part of a 206 million. USD packages, which was announced last year by Albanese and Minns governments for energy-saving improvements in social residential real estate and access to solar for tenants with low income and residents.
The government of the NSW state NSW claims that over 10,000 households will use the solar banking program and save up to 600 US dollars for electricity bills annually.
Apartment Solar outside NSW
The Federal Government’s 100 million dollar banks has teamed up with state and territory governments across the country to help apartment residents receive solar, although no applications are no longer available for some. It contains:
- Victoria: A program jointly financed by the Victorian and Commonwealth governments was just completing a second round of the grants, but at that time no further rounds were announced. The offer was up to 2,800 US dollars per household or up to $ 140,000 per property for buildings with up to 50 apartments.
- ACT: A program supported by the law and the federal governments offers up to $ 100,000 in scholarships and a loan from zero interest for solar systems that benefit all residents of an apartment complex.
- NT: The federal and NT governments support a program that delivers up to $ 7,500 per individual apartment to support up to 50% of the total installation costs of a common solar system.
How apartment blocks can share solar
The Solshare system from Allume enables apartment complexes to share the advantages of the solar of the building.
There are unique challenges in the introduction of solar for residential buildings with several units, and the options are limited how apartment blocks can go into the campaign.
The Australian company Allume offers Solshare: a solution behind the meter that distributes the electricity from the solar system via a hardware device, whereby a “dynamic free gaberalithm” benefits the residents in the course of a month. This can be the same proportion or different allocation according to the size of the individual apartments and also sends some into common areas.
Allume asked interested parties to apply for a joint solar rating for their building in order to measure the authorization for the NSW scholarship as well as the estimated costs and savings. If you live outside of NSW, you also have an inquiry process for those who are interested in Solshare.
The company will organize a live -Q & a -webinar on Friday, March 7, about the new program for which you can register here.
Further information on the various approaches that apartment residents can accept for access to Solar can read our comprehensive solar for Apartments Guide.
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