New VEU Activity Announced – Deemed Solar Incentives for C&I Premises

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Written by Ecovantage 01 Oct,2025

On 1 October 2025 the VEU, alongside Solar Victoria, announced a new activity to create deemed VEECs for solar in non-residential premises. The introduction of incentives aims to support commercial and industrial premises to save energy and increase electrification through the installation of solar PV systems from 30-200 kW.

The VEU will provide incentives up to $35,000 for C&I businesses to install a solar system, and these VEECs can be combined with STCs and LGCs.

To be eligible, the system installation must commence after 29 September 2025, and an Accredited Person, such as Ecovantage, needs to be engaged to create the certificates.

New C&I Deemed Solar VEECs Updates page is now live.

Keep up to date with the latest Deemed Solar VEECs news and announcements.

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System Requirements.

- Installation must be at a non-residential site
- System size is between 30-200kW
- Must comply with the negotiated connection contract or connection agreement of a relevant DNSP.
- Maximum one system per NMI

Hardware Requirements.

- Panels and inverters must be listed on the Clean Energy Council-approved product list
- Panels must have a minimum product warranty of 10 years, inverters 5 years
- For systems less than 100kW, solar panel brands must be participating in the Solar Panel Validation Initiative (SPVI)
- System installed must include access to a monitoring portal, system dashboard, or regular system performance result

C&I Solar VEEC Calculator.

The following calculator has been designed to give solar installers, project managers and asset owners an idea of the income we are able to generate for the client, based on the number of deemed VEECs created for an eligible solar PV system installation in Victoria.

Non-Residential Premises.

Non-residential premises that this new activity applies to includes:

- Warehouses/storage
- Factories
- Office buildings
- Retail sites
- Hospitals, aged care, health care facilities
- Schools and universities
- Sports facilities
- Community halls
- New builds and ground-mounted systems

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Ecovantage has been creating solar certificates via M&V methods for close to 5 years, with projects covering a range of sizes and complexities, for clients all across the country.

Our team is here to support you with end-to-end expertise – from project eligibility, planning and scoping, to certificate creation and trading.

Submit your details below to speak with a Specialist about claiming all of your solar certificates with Ecovantage – VEECs, STCs and LGCs.

Recently Added Features

System Size (kW)	Estimated cost without incentives	VEU Incentive	Estimated STC Rebate	Estimated LGC Rebate	Estimated Cost Contribution from VEEC + STC + LGC
30	$37,000	$2,800	$8,500	Not Eligible	~25-30%
50	$72,000	$4,550	$14,000		~25-30%
75	$93,000	$6,860	$19,900		~25-30%
99	$123,000	$9,100	$28,100		~25-30%
100+	$124,000	$17,150	Not Eligible	$25,000	~30-35%
125	$145,000	$21,400		$30,000	~30-35%
150	$176,000	$25,760		$37,500	~30-35%
170	$198,000	$29,200		$42,500	~30-35%
200	$230,000	$34,300		$50,000	~30-35%

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New C&I Deemed Solar VEECs Updates page is now live.

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