I have done the pre-approval application. Basically unlike other rebates where you pay for the item then get some money back afterwards, with the solar rebate you get approval before you make the purchase and the rebate money goes directly to the company supplying and installing the equipment.
I *think* you can get pre-approval by yourself and then find a company to do the work afterwards, but we have already got quotes for the work and chosen the company so we have done the application in conjunction with them (there are some techincal details that need to be supplied on the form that they have filled in). Not sure if I can give any other information about the process because we haven't got pre-approval yet.....other than we were advised the approvals are taking 12-14 weeks to be processed which is longer than the suggested time frame.
Oh also, it may be worth getting some one out to look at your roof/house because differents roof designs and orientations can vary in their suitability for solar panels. For example our roof is north facing but with a HUGE gum tree in front which shades the best north facing section So we are putting the panels on another section of roof but this limits how many panels will fit.
Sorry to be the bearer of bad news but I just heard on the radio driving home about an hour ago that it has been axed and you only have until the close of business today to get the solar heating rebate. I would definitely look into it. Hopefully I'm wrong
We were in the process of organising this and got the call from the solar company this afternoon that they needed all our paperwork by 7pm tonight because the rebate has been scrapped 3 weeks early. 2 hour return trip but we made it.
Sounds like a lot of people will be missing out now.
well, we found out that as long as we had the paperwork sent to Qld (where they are still able to accept applications until tomorrow, apparrently) via express post today we'd be ok.
I heard the govt's estimated allowance for this has blown out by 5 times, that's why they had to end it early.
Fingers crossed it will all go ok, I didn't have time to shop around
I would have loved to have taken up this rebate - but it was just way too $$ for us...
And i know that our energy is too cheap, but with the way it is i would loose so much putting this in as this isn't the house we are going to live at forever...
You would think that along with cutting down carbon emissions etc, if the government & the public sponsered this a whole lot more, and it was compulsary for all houses, not just new ones to have solar panels, solar hot water, grey water recycle and water tanks, imagine what we could do for the enviroment. Also, with such a greater demand, hopefully more plces would manafacture and the prices would come down.
But alas, power & water is too cheap, so nobody will ever do it.
Does anyone know if that rebate to put insulation in your home is still running? Has it even started yet??
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So we are putting the panels on another section of roof but this limits how many panels will fit.
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