Incentives for Sustainability
Mind your business drop-in sessions
Learn more about our incentives for sustainability and get your questions answered! Adelaide City Library, no booking required.
Business drop-in sessions:
3 pm to 5:30 pm
First Monday of every month
Resident drop-in sessions:
3 pm to 5:30 pm
Third Monday of every month
About the incentives
Our incentives for sustainability offer cash back for residents, businesses, and groups to make sustainable practices and technology more accessible and affordable.
These can include:
- residential, business and commercial solar PV
- energy monitoring
- electric vehicle charging stations
- water saving devices
- home energy assessments and more
- resource recovery and more.
The incentives and rebates help with costs, increase the value of the property and support our mission to cut carbon emissions and create a circular economy.
Use these icons to help you understand how our rebates can help you.
Smart Energy
Use your energy efficiently with money back on energy smart technologies and appliances.
Green energy
Save money and create renewable electricity with solar.
Electric Vehicles
Get money back on electric vehicle charging stations.
Waterwise
Use water wisely with water saving devices.
Resource Recovery
Reduce waste and recover resources with innovative technologies and reusable products.
Measure and Learn
Measure your progress and learn more with incentives for Climate Active certification, environmental ratings, assessment, and community-led action and business engagement on climate change.
Active Transportation
Get active and save on e-bikes, cargo bikes and more.
Case studies
See how our community has embraced sustainable practices and reduced carbon emissions in their homes and businesses.
Incentives and rebates
Select a category to see which incentives you can apply for:
Energy Monitoring
50% up to $100
Stand-alone energy monitoring display where no solar PV or battery system is installed.
Appliance electrification
50% up to $1,000
Residential replacement of gas or wood burning appliance with electric or solar powered (e.g. hot water).
50% up to $5,000
Commercial replacement of gas or wood burning appliance with electric or solar powered (e.g. hot water).
Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
50% up to $250
Electric bicycle charging station
50% up to $1,000
Electric vehicle one way charging station (7 kW to <50 kW)
25% up to $2,000
Electric vehicle ‘smart’* charging station (7 kW to < 50 kW)
* Smart stations include those with demand management capabilities or two-way charging capabilities
Electric Vehicle Demand Management
25% up to $1,000
Stand-alone system
50% up to $10,000
Network-integrated system
Water Saving Devices
50% up to $500
Rainwater tank > 2,000 L plumbed into a single premise
50% up to $5,000
Rainwater tank plumbed into common areas
50% up to $1,000
Installation of digital water meter with display to enable real-time water use data
Home Energy / Sustainability Assessments
50% up to $200
Residential Efficiency Scorecard (RES) or similar.
If not RES, pre-approval required.
Residential and Not-for-Profit Solar PV
*Only available to concession card holders, tenanted or strata managed residential properties, or not-for-profit groups.
20% up to $1,000
Solar PV system (1.5 kW to <10 kW)
20% up to $2,500
Solar PV system (10 kW to <20 kW)
20% up to $5,000
Solar PV system (>20 kW)
Retailer Energy Productivity Scheme (REPS) top up
25% up to $500
Out-of-pocket expenses on any appliance purchase or upgrade which receives a REPS rebate (lighting excluded)
Climate Active Certification
25% up to $2,500
Greenhouse gas inventory independent audit
50% up to $4,000
Greenhouse gas emissions inventory and emissions reduction strategy preparation
Performance Ratings
50% up to $5,000
Building environmental ratings (e.g. Green Star, EarthCheck, Living Building)*
* NABERS not funded
Commercial green waste diversion
50% up to $5,000
Commercial rapid composter, dehydrator or similar system to divert green waste from landfill.
Pre-approval required including statement affirming landfill avoidance strategy.
Business Solar PV
20% up to $1,250
Solar PV system (10 kW to <20 kW)
20% up to $2,500
Solar PV system (>20 kW)
Shared Solar
20% up to $20,000 per site (with a maximum of $500 per premise)
Sharing of solar electricity between tenants in multi-storey premises (>20 kW).
Minimum 25% shared to individual tenants, not common areas.
Energy Smart Buildings
20% up to $25,000
Innovative, whole-building approaches that make a measurable impact to energy efficiency and electrification of the building.
Residential strata buildings and Community/ body corporation buildings must be multi-storey
Multi-storey commercial buildings must be managed by a strata-managed.
*Business case and pre-approval required.
Contact [email protected] to discuss your proposal and request a business case template.
Business Sustainability Training Support
50% up to $200
Multi-session training courses designed to build small to medium business capacity to improve sustainability and/or reduce emissions.
Pre-approval required.
Limit of two rebates per business per year.
Food Organics Collection
Up to $400
Two-months expenses for contracting a food organics collection service.
Hard Waste Collection
50% up to $400
One-off hard waste pickup to remove unwanted items and increase storage space for resource recovery items.
Reusable Delivery Transport Containers Services
50% up to $500
Services that deliver back-of-house supplies in reusable containers to your business.
Initial Purchase of Reusable Delivery Transport Containers
50% up to $10,000
Initial purchase of reusable transport containers between supplier and business.
Commercial Dishwasher
50% up to $7,000
Purchase of commercial dishwasher to improve opportunities to use, wash and reuse items.
Indoor sorting bins
50% up to $5,000
Purchase of indoor sorting bin (e.g. recycling, organics) and educational signage.
Reusable takeaway containers
50% up to $3,000
Purchase or subscription of reusable takeaway coffee cups and food containers through reusable supplier.
Active Transportation
20% up to $500
e-bike for commuting purposes.
20% up to $1,000
e-bike conversion kit.
20% up to $1,000
Cargo bike.
20% up to $200
Bike parking racks.
How to apply
Before you apply, check the guidelines and terms and conditions to make sure your project is eligible.
You can preview the application form and apply on our SmartyGrants portal.
Guidelines and terms and conditions
Supplier Resources
Are you a supplier of sustainable technologies and services for customers in 5000 and 5006?
If you are, download our resource pack here to help your customers choose sustainable practices and technology using the incentives and rebates we offer.
Here is a digital pack with the social media images listed below and information brochures.
Learn more
Check out our tips for sustainable choices at home or at work, including a checklist for electrification, at Carbon Neutral Adelaide.
Need more information?
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