QLD battery rebate calculator
By Sithum Imarsha Last reviewed
A 13.5 kWh battery in Queensland gets about $3,367 off if it is installed between 1 May and 31 December 2026, and pays back in about 10.0 years at our default QLD rates.
Your result
Federal rebate
$3,367
13.5 weighted kWh × 6.8 = 91 STCs × $37
Batteries must be 5–100 kWh nominal.
- Price before rebate
- $12,150
- Cost after rebate
- $8,783
- Saving in year one
- $881
- Simple payback
- 10.0 years
- With battery wear
- 12 years
- Rates used
- 27.9c/kWh import
5c/kWh feed-in
Next change 1 January 2027. The same battery gets $2,812 (−$555).
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How we calculated this
- The rebate is the certificates (STCs) the battery earns, times the certificate price.
- The certificates come from the usable capacity that counts and the factor for the install date.
- Payback divides the cost after the rebate by the first-year saving at the electricity rates on this page.
Check the battery qualifies
13.5 kWh qualifiesdoes not qualify
Find the STC factor
May – Dec 2026: 6.8
Weight the capacity
13.5 kWh
Count the certificates
91 STCs(not eligible)
Value the certificates
91 × $37 = $3,367
Work out payback
$8,783 ÷ $881 = 10.0 years
This version starts with our default Queensland rates. The feed-in rate it starts with is our own pick for south-east Queensland. Regional Queensland has a regulated feed-in tariff, shown further down.
Battery schemes in Queensland
No Queensland battery rebate found when we looked on 1 October 2026: the Queensland Government’s home energy savings page lists no battery program. The federal discount is the only one we found. Source: Queensland Government, Home energy savings page: it lists no battery program, and we found no page that says there is none
What else matters for a battery in Queensland
Queensland Solar Bonus Scheme (44c)
It pays 44c/kWh until its expiry date on 1 July 2028. You lose it if a battery runs while the solar system on the 44c is operating, unless the battery has a separate connection to the network. Check with your distributor before adding a battery.
Source: qld.gov.au Solar Bonus Scheme 44c page, last updated 12 Mar 2024 (Official source). Checked 24 September 2026.
For a home still on this scheme, the Add a battery to solar calculator works out a battery’s payback with the 44c payments counted.
Feed-in tariff in regional Queensland
In regional Queensland, on the Ergon Energy network, the regulated feed-in tariff is 6.006c/kWh.
Source: QCA Gazette, 5 June 2026 (regional Queensland feed-in, 1 Jul 2026 to 30 Jun 2027) (Official source). Checked 24 September 2026.
The calculator on this page starts with 5c/kWh for Queensland. That is our own pick for the Energex network (Brisbane, south-east Queensland), so type the feed-in rate from your own bill.
| Usable size | Saving in year one | Simple payback | Payback with battery wear |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 kWh | $326 | 9.9 years | 11 years |
| 8 kWh | $522 | 10.0 years | 12 years |
| 10 kWh | $652 | 9.9 years | 11 years |
| 13.5 kWh | $881 | 10.0 years | 12 years |
| 16 kWh | $1,044 | 10.1 years | 12 years |
| 20 kWh | $1,305 | 10.4 years | 12 years |
| 30 kWh | $1,957 | 10.9 years | 13 years |
| 40 kWh | $2,610 | 11.5 years | 13 years |
Each row is for a battery installed between 1 May and 31 December 2026, at our default price of $900 per usable kWh before the rebate. Each row assumes 0.8 cycles a day, 90% round-trip efficiency and 2% battery wear a year: the defaults of the calculator on this page. Our default QLD rates are 27.9c/kWh to buy power (Dated third-party source: Canstar market average, 4 Sep 2026) and 5c/kWh for the solar you export (Estimate: WattMaths rounded pick. EnergyPlans (July 2026) lists retailer feed-in rates, not one state figure). Queensland has the sixth highest first-year saving of the 7 states and territories in our calculator, each at its default rates.
New to the rebate? Read the full guide on the main battery rebate calculator.
Questions
Is there a battery rebate in QLD in 2026?
Only the federal one, as far as we can find. No Queensland battery rebate found when we looked on 1 October 2026: the Queensland Government’s home energy savings page lists no battery program. The federal discount is the same in every state.
How much is the rebate on a 10 kWh battery in QLD?
About $2,516 if it is installed between 1 May and 31 December 2026, and at our default Queensland rates it then pays back in about 9.9 years. Type your own price and rates for your real figure.