Your may qualify as a Priority Group household if someone in your home where the battery is installed:

• Holds one of the following cards:

  • Commonwealth Government pensioner concession card

  • Health Care Card

  • TPI Gold Repatriation Health Card

  • War Widows Gold Repatriation Health Card

  • Gold Repatriation Health Card (EDA)

• Receives the SA government energy bill concession

• Has a rental agreement for a home of $500 or less per week

• Is actively participating in an energy retailer hardship program or payment plan

• Has received a referral from a registered member of the South Australian Financial Counsellors Association (SAFCA).

Each year the Retailer Energy Productivity Scheme (REPS) has targets set by the South Australian Government. Separate targets are set for Non-Priority and Priority Group households.

For 2026, this is significantly lower than previous years:

• Non-Priority Group = 900,000 GJ
• Priority Group = 750,000 GJ

Incentive claims under the Scheme must be made in the same calendar year the upgrade, installation or connection occurs.

Although the Scheme can run through until December, we anticipate this year’s Non-Priority Group target will be met far earlier than previous REPS years and will not be operational in the later months of the year. Priority Group targets are likely to be available for most of the year.
Please note, this is subject to change at any time.

Every completed upgrade under REPS (i.e. hot water system upgrade, roof insulation installation, or VPP connection) reduces the amount remaining on the annual target.

• Once targets are reached, no further upgrades can be incentivised under the Scheme for the remainder of the year*.

Unfortunately, this means that, depending on the timing of the activity each year, some consumers miss out. In order to avoid missing out, Ecovantage will communicate the progress of both Priority and Non-Priority targets with all of its partners well in advance.

• If you are considering an upgrade, installation or connection under the Scheme, please reach out to your installation company or energy retailer/operator at your earliest convenience.

Once the targets are exhausted, the only way to access a REPS incentive is to delay undertaking an upgrade until the next year’s targets are set (routinely between January and March).
Please note that the incentive amount is subject to change each year.

*The upgrade can still go ahead, however no incentives under REPS will be available.

In 2026, Ecovantage is working under numerous contracts with obliged energy retailers and operators to provide incentives for the following activities (upgrades, installations and connections):

Rebate values are subject to change due to changes to REPS activity calculations, REPS targets, and contracted Gigajoule values.

REPS underwent a significant reduction in scheme targets, and an increase in REPS code requirements and Obliged Retailer liabilities in December 2025 – January 2026. As a result, rebate values, and even activity eligibility or viability, is considerably different in 2026 compared to the 2021-2025 REPS period.

No, we don’t deliver or sell hardware directly to consumers.

Ecovantage is a specialist energy certificate and professional services business. Our clients (partners) are typically trade service providers (i.e. installers, electricians, plumbers, refrigeration mechanics), energy performance contractors (EPCs), or commercial businesses who deliver projects to end users.

We also engage directly with commercial and industrial (C&I) end users to create and manage the certificates and/or carbon credits for their sites.

If you are interested in working with Ecovantage as an installation company under the Scheme, please complete our enquiry form >