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Applications open for Queensland Solar Hot Water Program
The Queensland Government is from today (1 July) sending out application packs to people who registered their interest in a subsidised solar hot water system.
Premier Anna Bligh earlier promised to retrofit 200,000 homes with solar hot water systems or heat pumps at $500 each, and $100 for pensioners, under the Queensland Solar Hot Water Program. Details about how the Program will work have not been available until now.
Energy Minister Stephen Robertson today announced that, while all Queenslanders can register for the Queensland Solar Hot Water Program, the subsidised hot water systems hinge on the participant being eligible to receive the $1600 Federal Government Solar Hot Water Rebate.
The Queensland Government will pay the system installer $1600 on behalf of the participant. When the participant receives their $1600 rebate from the Federal Government, they are obliged to pay it to the Queensland Government. They also have to agree to assign their Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) to the installer.
If the participant fails to receive the $1600 rebate from the Federal Government, they are still obliged to reimburse the Queensland Government for that amount.
Find out if you are eligible for the Federal Solar Hot Water Rebate.
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August 26th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
[...] no new information from the Queensland Government on how they intend delivering on their promise of putting cheap solar hot water systems into 200,000 Queensland homes under the Queensland Solar Hot Water [...]
September 23rd, 2009 at 2:33 pm
We registered some months ago and have not received any correspondence by either mail or email, so would appreciate some information on what is going on and if this offer is ever going to happen.
September 30th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
Hi Barry and Janice
Like you, we have had no further information about this program from the Queensland Government. In our blog of 26 August we expressed doubts about the ability of the government to deliver on their promise of cheap solar hot water systems.
The only advice we can offer you at this stage is that you call their hotline on 132523. If you are not in a hurry for a solar hot water system you could wait to see if the program eventuates, however if you decide you can’t wait, we would be very pleased to help you.
The federal government is offering you a $1600 rebate for solar hot water as long as you haven’t taken up their insulation rebate. We can look after all rebate paperwork for you.
Ann