The Australian Government in its recent environmental blueprint, announced that greenhouse intensive electric hot water systems will be phased out in new homes with access to reticulated natural gas in 2010, and as installations in all existing homes by 2012.
To assist home owners to make the change from electric hot water systems to solar hot water systems and heat pumps worth more than 20 Small-scale Technology Certificates (STC's) the federal government provides substantial solar hot water rebates.
For a solar hot water system worth more than 20 STC's you receive a $1000.00 rebate. For solar heat pumps worth more than 20 STC's you receive a $600.00 rebate
There is no means testing for the federal solar hot water rebates. However, you are ineligible if you have applied for the home insulation rebate.
The federal solar hot water rebates are planned to cease on January 1st 2012 when environmental hot water systems become mandatory.
Additionally, to assist NSW home owners to make the change from electric hot water systems to solar hot water systems and heat pumps worth more than 20 STC's and high efficiency gas hot water systems the NSW government provides a further $300.00 in rebates.
The NSW solar hot water and gas hot water rebates are planned to cease on June 30th 2011.
You are also entitled to sell the STC's that come with each solar hot water system when it is installed. Some solar hot water systems get 47 STC's. When you consider that STC's generally trade in a range between $30.00 and $40.00 per STC, they too can add up to a very substantial rebate.
The ACT Energy Wise program offers rebates of up to $500 on a solar hot water system. However, in order to qualify for the rebate, the homeowner is required to spend an additional $1000 on other energy saving improvements around the home. The homeowner is also required to have an energy audit performed at the cost of $30 and provide supporting documentation. However, you are ineligible for this rebate if you have applied and received the federal government rebate.
Put simply, given the substantial solar hot water rebates for Canberra and Queanbeyan, there has never been a better time to buy an environmental hot water system.
For further information about Solar Hot Water and gas hot water in Canberra or Queanbeyan for installation advice contact 6 Star Hot Water and Plumbing.
For STC Values for solar hot water heater systems in Zone 3 (Canberra)
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