Tasmania has no battery rebate of its own. Here is what is actually open.
The Energy Saver Loan closed in September 2025 and there is no Tasmanian state battery rebate. What a Tasmanian home can use is the federal battery discount, about $2,693 on a 10 kWh battery installed this year, federal certificates on solar, and a NILS subsidy for low-income households. And Tasmania’s feed-in tariff changes the battery maths more than any rebate.
Written by Juan Flinn, Content Editor · Reviewed by the Mission Green Energy Team · Updated October 2026
Two federal discounts,
one state subsidy.
As at 29 October 2026.
~30% off
The Cheaper Home Batteries Program, on 5–100 kWh batteries on the approved list, claimed by your installer.
STCs
Small-scale technology certificates off the price of a solar system, smaller each 1 January as the deeming period shortens.
NILS
A no-interest loan with 50% off a heat pump, capped at $1,500. It does not cover solar or batteries.
Closed: the Tasmanian Energy Saver Loan Scheme stopped taking applications at 11:59pm on 1 September 2025, after supporting $62 million across 7,500 loans. Approved loans had to be installed by 30 November 2025. No replacement has been announced. A quote that still mentions it is out of date.
What the battery discount
is worth in Tasmania.
The same in every state. At $39.60 a certificate, rounded down to whole certificates.
| Usable capacity | Installed by 31 Dec 2026 | Installed from 1 Jan 2027 |
|---|---|---|
| 5 kWh | $1,346 | $1,109 |
| 10 kWh | $2,693 | $2,257 |
| 13.5 kWh | $3,604 | $3,010 |
| 20 kWh | $4,712 | $3,960 |
The certificates are tiered by usable capacity: full value to 14 kWh, 60% from 14 to 28 kWh, and 15% from 28 to 50 kWh. The rate drops from 6.8 to 5.7 certificates per usable kWh for batteries installed from 1 January 2027. There is no income test.
A high feed-in tariff
changes the maths.
In Tasmania, exporting solar still pays.
Aurora Energy’s regulated feed-in tariff is 9.276c/kWh from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027, up from 8.782c. In Victoria many households now get under 1c for exports. That gap matters: a battery earns its keep by storing solar instead of exporting it, and in Tasmania each kWh you store gives up 9.3c of export income instead of almost nothing.
So a battery’s saving per stored kWh is smaller in Tasmania than in Victoria or New South Wales, and Tasmania gets fewer peak sun hours (about 3.8 a day). In practice that makes solar first, battery later a reasonable order for many Tasmanian homes, and a battery a case to make on backup and evening use rather than on bill savings alone.
Aurora’s 2026–27 prices rose an average 4.23%, and the regulator approved tariff changes that generally moved more of the bill into the daily supply charge. That makes cutting usage worth a little less than it was.
Tasmanian battery rebates:
your questions, answered.
Not from the Tasmanian Government. The support open to Tasmanian households is the federal Cheaper Home Batteries Program, which takes roughly 30% off an eligible battery at the point of sale. The Tasmanian Energy Saver Loan Scheme closed on 1 September 2025.
The same as everywhere else. At 6.8 certificates per usable kWh and $39.60 a certificate, a 10 kWh battery installed by 31 December 2026 attracts about $2,693, and about $2,257 from 1 January 2027 when the rate drops to 5.7.
No. It closed to new applications at 11:59pm on 1 September 2025, and approved loans had to be settled and installed by 30 November 2025. No replacement scheme has been announced.
Aurora Energy’s regulated feed-in tariff is 9.276c/kWh from 1 July 2026 to 30 June 2027, for mainland Tasmanian systems up to 10 kW single-phase or 30 kW three-phase.
Less often than on the mainland on bill savings alone, because Tasmania’s 9.276c feed-in tariff means exported solar still earns money. A battery makes most sense for households with high evening use or who value backup. Many Tasmanian homes do better with solar and a heat pump first.
NILS Tasmania, with Aurora Energy and the Tasmanian Government, offers a 50% subsidy capped at $1,500 on a heat pump inside a NILS no-interest loan, plus subsidies on efficient appliances. It does not cover solar or batteries.
Where these
figures come from.
Figures are from ReCFIT, Aurora Energy, the Office of the Tasmanian Economic Regulator, NILS Tasmania and the Clean Energy Regulator, re-checked 29 October 2026. General information only.