It’s our 50th! Pat and Lauren welcome Ben Wright (Solar Victoria) for a practical, no-spin tour of what’s working—and what’s not—in Victoria’s residential solar and battery programs.

We dig into current audit data (80% compliant; unsafe <0.1%), the drop in audit rates thanks to quality lifts, and the #1 battery defect: labeling. We also cover heat-pump rebates (up to $1,400 incl. local-manufacture bonus), Solar for Apartments phase two, a new ceiling-insulation incentive via VEU, and how Solar Vic coordinates with ESV to avoid double-audits.

Safety and consumer protection get real airtime: edge protection, WorkSafe QR check-ins, no door-knocking/telemarketing, and why new-build rebates are changing the game. Ben also shouts out the toolbox talks and checklists installers can use anywhere in Australia.