Melbourne, VIC
Sunbridge Energy designs and installs solar battery systems for homes across Melbourne and Victoria. We handle the whole project — system design, supply, installation, commissioning and rebate paperwork — and support your system for the long term.
With Victoria’s high electricity prices and time-of-use tariffs, storing your daytime solar in a battery and using it through the evening peak can make a real difference to your bills, while adding backup for outages. The federal battery rebate has made a well-sized battery more affordable for Melbourne homes than ever.
The federal Cheaper Home Batteries Program applies in every Victorian postcode. From 1 May 2026 it provides the full incentive on the first 14 kWh of usable battery capacity — as a guide, around $3,300 off a typical 10 kWh battery, applied as a discount on your install invoice rather than claimed back later.
Victoria’s state-based interest-free battery loan (Solar Homes) closed to new applications in 2025, so the federal program is now the main incentive for batteries in Melbourne. Solar Victoria does still offer a separate rebate of up to $1,400 for solar panels, subject to an income test — worth knowing if you are adding panels at the same time.
The federal incentive is scheduled to step down from 1 January 2027, so there is value in acting while the current rate applies. Eligibility and amounts change over time and depend on your system; Sunbridge confirms what currently applies to your address and handles the paperwork. See our battery rebate guidance for more.
Melbourne households face some of the country’s most variable energy costs, with time-of-use and demand tariffs that make evening grid power expensive. A battery lets you shift your own solar into those peak windows instead of buying it back at premium rates.
Victoria’s cooler, more variable climate means winter generation is lower, but a correctly sized solar-and-battery system still covers a large share of evening and overnight use across the year — and provides backup during the storm-related outages parts of greater Melbourne experience.
Sunbridge installs a curated range of CEC-approved batteries — including GoodWe, EcoFlow, Bluetti, ESY SUNHOME and Sigenergy — and matches the right system to your home, your solar and your switchboard. We start by analysing your electricity bills and smart-meter data so the battery is sized to how you actually use power.
Installation is carried out by accredited installers to Australian standards, with full commissioning, testing and handover, plus ongoing support and monitoring. We serve homes right across metropolitan Melbourne and Victoria.
The federal Cheaper Home Batteries Program is the main battery incentive in Victoria — as a guide, around $3,300 off a typical 10 kWh battery, applied as a discount on your invoice. Victoria’s state interest-free battery loan has closed to new applications. Sunbridge confirms what currently applies to your address.
Solar Victoria’s interest-free battery loan closed to new applications in 2025, so the federal program now provides the battery incentive. Solar Victoria still offers a separate solar panel rebate of up to $1,400, subject to an income test.
The federal incentive is scheduled to reduce from 1 January 2027, so installing while the current rate applies locks in a larger discount. Sunbridge can advise on timing for your situation.
We install CEC-approved systems from GoodWe, EcoFlow, Bluetti, ESY SUNHOME and Sigenergy, in both single-phase and three-phase, and recommend the right one for your home and budget.
Yes. Sunbridge installs across metropolitan Melbourne and Victoria. Request a quote and we will confirm service for your suburb.
Talk to Sunbridge Energy about design, installation, rebates and a quote tailored to your home.