Empowering Territorians to cut costs with shared solar savings
Territorians living in apartments and units across the Territory will soon be able to access shared rooftop solar, with the NT Government launching a new grant scheme in partnership with the Australian Government.
Around 300 Territory households are set to benefit from this scheme.
The $2.35 million initiative is funded through the Australian Government’s Community Solar Banks program and managed by the Northern Territory Government.
The scheme supports apartment complexes across the Northern Territory to install shared rooftop solar systems - potentially slashing power bills by up to $500 a year, per dwelling.
Applications will soon be open for the first round of the scheme, which will make it cheaper and easier for Territory apartment residents to install shared rooftop solar.
Around 18% of Territory households live in apartments or units, with more than half of these occupied by renters.
Grants of up to $7,500 per dwelling or apartment will be offered to eligible body corporates and other multi-dwelling management entities to support up to half of the cost of installing a shared solar PV system.
For more details, or to see if you are eligible to apply, go to Territory Renewable Energy website.
