Practical solar and battery information for Melbourne homes and businesses.
Daily Melbourne and Victorian solar briefings covering batteries, rebates, networks, electricity tariffs, product approvals and the rules that affect a real quote. On quiet days, we would rather publish nothing than manufacture a story.
Victorian household solar support will move into the Victorian Energy Upgrades program from 1 July 2027. The current Solar Homes rebate remains available until then, while the replacement incentive is still being designed.
22 October 2026
Read article ↗A new National EV Charging Roadmap will map charging demand and network pressure through to 2035. It does not create a new home-charger rebate, but it matters for how networks plan for a much larger EV fleet.
21 October 2026
Read article ↗CitiPower listed tests for 20 and 21 October, dates which have now passed. United Energy and Powercor list further tests on 27 and 29 October and 5 November. Check the current distributor notice before relying on a date.
14 October 2026
Read article ↗The Clean Energy Council has lifted the suspension on the base BW-BAT-9.6P battery from 7 October. Six closely named variants are still suspended, so the nameplate matters if STCs are part of the quote.
8 October 2026
Read article ↗Eligible Victorian households can now opt into up to 24 kWh of no-cost electricity between 11 am and 2 pm each day. The rest of the tariff still matters.
8 October 2026
Read article ↗Solar systems above 100 kW and up to 1 MW installed from 1 October 2026 can now qualify under the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme. Applications are expected to open in mid to late November.
8 October 2026
Read article ↗News pages cover what has changed. The solar guides cover the underlying rules, equipment and buying decisions in more detail.