The Queensland Government recently introduced incentives for landlords to adopt solar power on their investment properties.

The Supercharged Solar for Renters program provides eligible landlords with rebates of up to $3,500 to install solar photovoltaic (PV) systems on their rental properties across Queensland.

But read the fine print.

The rebate varies between $2,500 and $3,500 depending on the solar system capacity installed, with the rebate capped at the lesser of the cost of the system and the applicable rebate.

The rebate only applies to individuals who are residents of Australia and own an eligible residence.

This would seem to exclude landlords who hold their properties using vehicles such as companies, trusts or SMSFs. Also excluded are Australian and foreign non-residents.

The residence must be a class 1a building in Queensland (or a secondary building such as a granny flat), individually metered and subject to an eligible lease. Among the excluded types of buildings are larger class 2 apartment buildings. The maximum rent is $1,000 per week.

Tenant consent is required and, if applicable, written strata approval.

At the time of the final rebate application, the lease must have a remaining term of not less than eight months. A new lease must have been entered into after conditional rebate approval and contain terms dealing with cleaning and maintenance of the solar system and how solar energy will be charged and apportioned.

To ensure tenants benefit from electricity savings, rent cannot be increased under the lease at the time of final rebate approval unless the lease at the time of the conditional approval contained a rent increase clause.

Landlords will need to ensure they comply with the lease timings under the rebate rules. Difficulties may also arise where a tenant leaves during the rebate approval process. At a minimum, a new tenant consent and lease may need to be submitted.

A landlord may apply for rebates in relation to a maximum of three properties.

There is currently no sunset date for the rebate program. However funding is limited to $26.3m with a program target of approx. 6,500 properties.

Supercharged Solar For Renters Rebate

January 2026

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