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The federal government of Australia has introduced Renewable Energy Target (RET) in 2008. Under the RET, there are two schemes that facilitate the large-scale power stations, as well as the owners of small-scale systems, with Large-scale Generation Certificates (LGCs) and Small-scale Technology Certificates (STCs) respectively. Each of these certificates denotes a megawatt-hour of electricity saved by installing renewable energy sources. LGC and STCs prices are not set by an individual organization; rather, it depends on the demand and supply of the certificates.

Household or small businesses having or needing a solar panel system with a capacity of 100KW or less are eligible for STCs. Also, the annual electricity output has to be 250KW or less. The creation of certificates must be done within 12 months of installation. Note that only a Clean Energy Council (CEC) accredited installer has the ability to create STCs. Also, the panels, inverter, and battery have to be listed on the CEC list of approved components. Otherwise, they won’t be eligible for the scheme. With this scheme on board, the Australian government is trying to put off some load from the non-renewable energy sources, which is positively contributing towards greenhouse gas emission, thus putting the entire humanity one step closer to self-destruction.

What is STC?

Under the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES) of the federal government of Australia, Small-scale Technology Certificates (STCs) can be generated. Each of these certificates denotes a megawatt of energy saved. These certificates work as a financial incentive to small business owners and households to adapt to various energy-saving measurements, such as solar water heaters, solar panel system, and so on.

In each quarter of the year, liable entities are legally obliged to buy and surrender a certain number of certificates to the CEC. STCs are provided on the basis of expected power generation of the system in concern, from the date of installation till 2030. As, in the year 2030, the government intends to put an end to this scheme.

How many STCs will have to be submitted by the energy retailer is decided by the Small-scale Technology Percentage (STP). As the liable parties are bound to submit a fixed minimum number of STCs in each quarter, there is a demand aspect formed by their renewable energy obligations. These obligations are met when the STP is set to estimate the number of certificates to be created in that year as per the installations of the same year’s energy-saving systems. And that is how the demand and the supply aspect of these certificates are balanced.

For the year 2021, the STP is set to 28.80% which means roughly 50.6 million STCs are expected to be submitted by the liable parties AKA the energy retailers to the CEC.

How Does the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme Work?

The SRES scheme is an ongoing agenda of the Australian government that is operating to provide upfront financial incentives to the households and small businesses all over the country, who choose to switch to a renewable energy source. Under this scheme, a CEC accredited agent can generate and sell STCs, which are a via to hold the large energy retailers accountable for their contribution to Green House Gas (GHG) emissions. Also, by selling STCs, these upfront financial incentives can be rewarded to the end-users, and in the process, accredited agents can generate profit while helping to set the scheme in action.

How Does the STC Trading Work?

Trading the certificates is quite an easy process. First of all ­- the number of certificates generated from an installed system (not more than 12 months after) is calculated, after which the STCs can be generated. Once the STCs are generated, they can be traded in the open market or in the clearing house. These two market places are different in nature. The clearing market offers a fixed price, whereas the open market does not. To trade the certificate, one has to fulfil all of the requirements provided by the CEC and prepare all the necessary documents that can be requested by the CEC while they audit for the quarter.

How are STCs Calculated?

STCs calculation depends on quite a lot of variables. Some of which are the size of the whole system installed, date of installation, zone, and so on. As per the size variable, the bigger the system size, the more energy it will be replacing from non-renewable sources to renewable sources. Therefore, it will generate more STCs.

The date of installation is another critical variable because, as mentioned before, the government plans to put an end to the scheme in the year 2030. As each year passes, the financial incentives, or the STCs creation permission rate, declines gradually but surely. This is called the deeming period. How many certificates can one generate is initially calculated by adding the estimation of how much MWh energy one can get from the renewable sources until 2030. A rough number of STC is stretched on that basis. However, the reducing deeming period affects this number which means the earlier one installs an energy-saving system, the more financial incentives they can avail and vice versa.

Another significant variable is zone. Australia is divided into four zones, number one being the best rated one and four being the least. The higher the ratings, the more STCs can be created in that zone despite the prices remaining the same. These zones aren’t created at random; instead, the amount of solar radiation a geographical location receives is the determinator of the zones.

Here’s is an STC calculator that can only give an estimation of how many STCs can a system approximately generate. It does not give the exact numbers, that can only be calculated with the help of an expert.

Who Can Claim STCs?

STCs can only be claimed if all of the requirements are fulfilled. In order to create STCs, one has to be an accredited agent by CEC. Also, to participate in this SRES scheme that generates STCs to provide upfront financial incentives, the solar PV system cannot be more 100KW in capacity.

What is the Current STC Price?

The price is determined on the supply and demand ratio of them. However, there are two separate marketplaces in which these certificates can be sold, one of them gets a fixed selling rate each year and the other one fluctuates every now and then. The fixed rate market is called the clear market or the clearing house. CEC approved officers can generate and sell the certificates either in the clearing house or in the open market. The clearing house can only be accessed through the REC registry. One has to have an updated REC registry account in order to sell or buy STCs from the clearing house.

And the open market is another place where an agent can choose to sell their earned certificates, but the prices are not fixed. Therefore, prices for this market can go higher or lower than what the clearing house offers. However, the chances of a higher price offering are rather slim.

If you want to know exact prices and rates, please contact Cyanergy.

How many STCs for a solar system?
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The federal government of Australia has introduced Renewable Energy Target (RET) in 2008. Under the RET, there are two schemes that facilitate the large-scale power stations, as well as the owners of small-scale systems, with Large-scale Generation Certificates (LGCs) and Small-scale Technology Certificates (STCs) respectively. Each of these certificates denotes a megawatt-hour of electricity saved by installing renewable energy sources. LGC and STCs prices are not set by an individual organization; rather, it depends on the demand and supply of the certificates.

Household or small businesses having or needing a solar panel system with a capacity of 100KW or less are eligible for STCs. Also, the annual electricity output has to be 250KW or less. The creation of certificates must be done within 12 months of installation. Note that only a Clean Energy Council (CEC) accredited installer has the ability to create STCs. Also, the panels, inverter, and battery have to be listed on the CEC list of approved components. Otherwise, they won’t be eligible for the scheme. With this scheme on board, the Australian government is trying to put off some load from the non-renewable energy sources, which is positively contributing towards greenhouse gas emission, thus putting the entire humanity one step closer to self-destruction.

What is STC?

Under the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES) of the federal government of Australia, Small-scale Technology Certificates (STCs) can be generated. Each of these certificates denotes a megawatt of energy saved. These certificates work as a financial incentive to small business owners and households to adapt to various energy-saving measurements, such as solar water heaters, solar panel system, and so on.

In each quarter of the year, liable entities are legally obliged to buy and surrender a certain number of certificates to the CEC. STCs are provided on the basis of expected power generation of the system in concern, from the date of installation till 2030. As, in the year 2030, the government intends to put an end to this scheme.

How many STCs will have to be submitted by the energy retailer is decided by the Small-scale Technology Percentage (STP). As the liable parties are bound to submit a fixed minimum number of STCs in each quarter, there is a demand aspect formed by their renewable energy obligations. These obligations are met when the STP is set to estimate the number of certificates to be created in that year as per the installations of the same year’s energy-saving systems. And that is how the demand and the supply aspect of these certificates are balanced.

For the year 2021, the STP is set to 28.80% which means roughly 50.6 million STCs are expected to be submitted by the liable parties AKA the energy retailers to the CEC.

How Does the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme Work?

The SRES scheme is an ongoing agenda of the Australian government that is operating to provide upfront financial incentives to the households and small businesses all over the country, who choose to switch to a renewable energy source. Under this scheme, a CEC accredited agent can generate and sell STCs, which are a via to hold the large energy retailers accountable for their contribution to Green House Gas (GHG) emissions. Also, by selling STCs, these upfront financial incentives can be rewarded to the end-users, and in the process, accredited agents can generate profit while helping to set the scheme in action.

How Does the STC Trading Work?

Trading the certificates is quite an easy process. First of all ­- the number of certificates generated from an installed system (not more than 12 months after) is calculated, after which the STCs can be generated. Once the STCs are generated, they can be traded in the open market or in the clearing house. These two market places are different in nature. The clearing market offers a fixed price, whereas the open market does not. To trade the certificate, one has to fulfil all of the requirements provided by the CEC and prepare all the necessary documents that can be requested by the CEC while they audit for the quarter.

How are STCs Calculated?

STCs calculation depends on quite a lot of variables. Some of which are the size of the whole system installed, date of installation, zone, and so on. As per the size variable, the bigger the system size, the more energy it will be replacing from non-renewable sources to renewable sources. Therefore, it will generate more STCs.

The date of installation is another critical variable because, as mentioned before, the government plans to put an end to the scheme in the year 2030. As each year passes, the financial incentives, or the STCs creation permission rate, declines gradually but surely. This is called the deeming period. How many certificates can one generate is initially calculated by adding the estimation of how much MWh energy one can get from the renewable sources until 2030. A rough number of STC is stretched on that basis. However, the reducing deeming period affects this number which means the earlier one installs an energy-saving system, the more financial incentives they can avail and vice versa.

Another significant variable is zone. Australia is divided into four zones, number one being the best rated one and four being the least. The higher the ratings, the more STCs can be created in that zone despite the prices remaining the same. These zones aren’t created at random; instead, the amount of solar radiation a geographical location receives is the determinator of the zones.

Here’s is an STC calculator that can only give an estimation of how many STCs can a system approximately generate. It does not give the exact numbers, that can only be calculated with the help of an expert.

Who Can Claim STCs?

STCs can only be claimed if all of the requirements are fulfilled. In order to create STCs, one has to be an accredited agent by CEC. Also, to participate in this SRES scheme that generates STCs to provide upfront financial incentives, the solar PV system cannot be more 100KW in capacity.

What is the Current STC Price?

The price is determined on the supply and demand ratio of them. However, there are two separate marketplaces in which these certificates can be sold, one of them gets a fixed selling rate each year and the other one fluctuates every now and then. The fixed rate market is called the clear market or the clearing house. CEC approved officers can generate and sell the certificates either in the clearing house or in the open market. The clearing house can only be accessed through the REC registry. One has to have an updated REC registry account in order to sell or buy STCs from the clearing house.

And the open market is another place where an agent can choose to sell their earned certificates, but the prices are not fixed. Therefore, prices for this market can go higher or lower than what the clearing house offers. However, the chances of a higher price offering are rather slim.

If you want to know exact prices and rates, please contact Cyanergy.

Daily Closing STC spot price vs submission 

STC Legal Paperwork

There are some legal documentations required before one can create or sell STCs. The CEC can ask for these papers while conducting an audit, so one (installing organization) has to be ready to hand them over at any moment. Below are some links and pointers provided for the legal paperwork’s needed.

Is Solar STC Worth It?

Small-scale technology certificates help to encourage more and more people every day to avail the benefits of green energy. Not only they get to contribute towards greener earth but also, they get financial incentives for doing so. While in the process, accredited agents reap profit from it. Assessing from all angles, solar STCs are more than worth it for both the end-users and the installers.

Conclusion

Lastly- STCs pave the way for end-users to get easier access to benefit from renewable energy sources. The whole scheme is regularly monitored to prevent any fraudulent activities. Also, STCs price, their creation, and other aspects are pretty transparent for anyone to look through and learn. But the process can be a bit complicated for some. In that case, as an accredited CEC agent, Cyanergy can help the newcomers with crucial details, which are authentic and reliable.

FAQ

Yes. You can avail both of them together if you purchase a new solar system and a battery storage solution. For example, if you buy a new 6kW system in Port Macquarie in NSW in one of the eligible postcodes, such as 2429, you can get 82 STCs, as this particular region is in zone 3. As per the recent STC price, which is $37.50 per certificate, you will be offered around $3,075; this amount will be deducted upfront from your original price. Moreover, for the battery system, you can claim an interest-free loan of up to $14,000. Therefore, loads of amount like $17,075 will not have to be paid at the time of purchasing a new solar system, as well as battery solution. Isn’t that great for any households to avoid such a hefty amount upfront in buying such an expensive piece of renewable energy solution?
Even before applying for this program, make sure that your home is connected to the grid along with a smart meter installed at the property by your approved solar retailer. Now, applying for the program is not that complex, yet requires an awful lot of information, which have to be authentic and must satisfy the governing body to approve it. Hence, take an in-depth look at the 5-staged applying methods; Step 1: Firstly, decide whether or not the battery system might be a good option for you. You can get all sorts of information regarding this program at (www.energysaver.nsw.gov.au/solar-battery-loan-offer) to know the offer and various eligibility criteria. You can also research the program guide, the calculator, home solar battery guide, terms & conditions, and FAQs from different authentic Australian websites to make an informed decision about whether or not installing this system can benefit you in the long run. Step 2: Once you are determined that you wish to install the system as it might be beneficial to you, you may want to
  • Speak to your desired approved supplier, such as Natural Solar, Solar Professionals, Clipsal Solar, UPowr, Tindo Solar, E-smart Solar, Sunbank Solar, ECOlectrical, HCB Solar, MV Solar, Solar Depot to get an appointment for the arrangement of the home visit to get the quote. It’s worth receiving quotes from more than one supplier for a range of better deals
  • Your preferred supplier will then pay a visit to your home for inspection and will suggest you the best battery system for your home along with all the costs and savings you will pay and make, respectively
  • Once the supplier is satisfied with your home’s suitability, you will be provided with a detailed quote. You will also get a Quote Record Number in the form of (“LTZ4993”), which will then be used to commence your application process for the loan system
Step 3: Once the best quote is supplied by your approved supplier, you can access the quote using the Quote Record Number (QRN) in the portal of the program website. You can, alternatively, click the link inside the email or SMS to access the link using the QRN. By clicking the link, you can see the in-depth information regarding your battery installation quote. By giving a thorough consideration, you can then proceed further with your loan-applying application for the empowering homes program. By any chance, if you have lost your quote number or forgotten it, you can still redeem it from the program website. Step 4: This stage is all about applying for financing by satisfying your loan criteria using your credit checking. We have extensively discussed it on page 2. The Plenti does all the eligibility checking with your credit to check your liabilities & repayment history and inform you if you are deemed qualified for the loan-sanctioning process. Step 5: Once your eligibility is confirmed for the loan and the loan approval is given, your supplier will contact you to book an appointment to install the new battery system. However, before the installation, you and your supplier must come to an agreement by signing the supply and install contract, which will tie both of you under a contract to adhere to all the legal bindings. Once the installation is completed, you will then be taught how to use the system, followed by you must contact Plenti regarding your complete installation. The empowering homes program is launched to cover 30,000 homeowners to get their loans for the battery storage program. Since the Feed-in-tariff rate is declining day by day, and the electricity bill is panicking the homeowners, it is high time you all started to install a battery system by getting all the checks done for the eligibility. This once in a lifetime opportunity can save you an ample amount of money, as the battery price is raving costly. If you need to know more up-to-date information, you can either visit or contact Cyanergy.