Queensland's landlord solar rebate: Supercharged Solar for Renters
Queensland has no solar rebate for people who own the home they live in. It does have one for landlords: up to $3,500 towards solar on a rental. Here is who qualifies, and the order you have to do things in, because doing them in the wrong order loses the rebate.
What it is
Supercharged Solar for Renters offers rebates of up to $3,500 to eligible landlords to install solar on rental properties. It opened on 12 December 2025[1].
Which properties qualify
The property has to be a Class 1a dwelling, meaning a house, duplex or townhouse, or a secondary dwelling such as a granny flat. It has to be rented for $1,000 a week or less and individually metered[2]. A unit inside an embedded network, where the building buys power and on-sells it, is a different arrangement.
The order you have to do things in
First, get your tenant's consent, using the program's tenant acknowledgement form, and body corporate consent if the property has one[2].
Second, apply to the Queensland Rural and Industry Development Authority for conditional approval, and wait for the letter. Nothing can be installed before it arrives[2].
Third, install and pay. You have 150 days from conditional approval to do that and lodge your claim, with a tenancy agreement that has at least 8 months left to run and shows no rent increase[2].
The system also needs a generation signalling device[2], the device Queensland requires so the network can switch solar off briefly in a statewide energy emergency[3].
Why a landlord would bother
The tenant gets the lower bills, and the landlord gets a better property that is easier to let, with a rebate covering a large part of a modest system. The no-rent-increase condition is the trade-off, and it only runs for the tenancy in place when you claim.
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Common questions
How much is the Queensland landlord solar rebate?
Up to $3,500 for eligible landlords, under Supercharged Solar for Renters.
Which rental properties are eligible?
Houses, duplexes, townhouses and secondary dwellings such as granny flats, rented for $1,000 a week or less and individually metered, with tenant consent.
Can I install the solar before applying?
No. You need conditional approval from QRIDA before anything is installed, then 150 days to complete and claim.
Sources
- Queensland Government, Supercharged Solar for Renters. Read 2026-10-27.
- Queensland Government, Supercharged Solar for Renters: landlord fact sheet. Read 2026-10-27.
- Queensland Treasury, Queensland's emergency backstop mechanism. Read 2026-10-27.