Solar Homes Program Victoria - Solar Hot Water Rebate
The Solar Homes hot water rebate can help you cover the cost of installing an approved solar hot water or heat pump hot water system. You could save even more with Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) hot water discounts if your retailer is also an approved VEU provider.
The hot water rebate is calculated after any other discounts have been applied (including Small-scale Technology Certificates and Victorian Energy Efficiency Certificates) and is a 50% rebate on the purchase price of the product.
If you are a Victorian homeowner, you may be eligible for a hot water rebate of up to $1,000 on an eligible heat pump or solar hot water system.
From 1 July, households that choose an eligible hot water system with local content will receive a higher rebate of up to $1,400.
Available under The Solar Homes Program, the rebate helps reduce the upfront cost of upgrading to an energy-efficient heat pump or solar hot water system.
Eligible Victorian households can receive both a solar panel (PV) rebate and a hot water rebate to save even more with solar.
The hot water rebate is available for owner-occupiers who are replacing an existing hot water system that is at least three years old. It is available for existing properties and not for homes under construction or rental properties.
Call us on the number at the top of the page for help selecting the best water heater for you and applying for the rebate.
Without limiting the original periods of the product warranty, a 5-year whole-of-product warranty will be applied to the water heater where a rebate has been received under Solar Victoria’s Solar Homes Program for an installation from 1st July 2023. For further details, call us or email us using our contact form.
Eligibility
As a Victorian householder, you could receive a hot water rebate if:
You are the owner-occupier of an existing property where the system is to be installed
The household taxable income of all owners combined is less than $210,000 per year
The value of the property is under $3 million
The property address has not already received a hot water or a solar battery rebate under the Solar Homes Program
The hot water system to be replaced is at least 3 years old from the date of purchase
You received a Solar Homes rebate and/or loan but have moved house. You can apply for another incentive at your new address as an owner-occupier if the property has not received these rebates before.
For More details https://www.solar.vic.gov.au/hot-water-rebate
For help selecting the best water heater for you and applying for the rebate call us or complete our contact form here
Information current as of 30 July 2025
