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Official solar resources

Primary sources we point to instead of inventing certificate prices, payback years, or product rankings.

Best Solar editorial deskUpdated 25 September 2026

CER

Small-scale systems and the REC Registry

CEC

Approved products and accredited people

EME

Compare retailer plans, including FiTs

States

Programs open and close — read the agency page

Federal and national

Use these when a salesperson’s memory disagrees with a form.

If a quote’s STC line cannot be reconciled to the Regulator’s method (size, zone, deeming), ask for the calculation. We will not invent the missing dollar figure. See rebates and cost.

Networks and plans

Your DNSP (Ausgrid, Endeavour, Essential, Energex, Ergon, SAPN, Western Power, the Victorian distributors, TasNetworks, Evoenergy, Power and Water) publishes connection information, including export-limit practices that change as suburbs fill with rooftop PV. The retailer plan is a separate contract. Compare it on Energy Made Easy, not on a solar brochure. See export limits.

State and territory programs

Search your jurisdiction’s energy department for current battery or solar programs:

  • New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, Australian Capital Territory, Northern Territory.

Pages open and close. Approved-product lists change. We will not freeze a dollar amount here. If a program matters to your quote, the agency URL belongs in the email thread.

Historic downloads

The old /download/ catalogue PDFs are not republished. Use this page and the mounting hub instead. Classic download paths 301 here.

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How we use these links

Money pages point here instead of inventing a certificate price. Installer pages point here instead of ranking companies. Mounting pages point here instead of publishing span tables.

If a salesperson’s memory disagrees with a form, the form wins. If this site disagrees with the Regulator tomorrow, email the desk.

Related hubs: rebates, cost, FAQ, about.

State pages move

Search the energy department for your jurisdiction rather than a year-old ad. If a program matters to a quote, the agency URL belongs in the email thread with the installer.

Primary sources win. This page is a map, last reviewed 25 September 2026.

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