Heat Pump Hot Water Rebates in Queensland (2026)

By PumpSwap. Checked against the official sources on 21 September 2026. How we check

Queensland has no state heat pump hot water rebate in 2026. The incentive available is the federal STC discount, typically $500 to $800, taken off the installer's quote. The Climate Smart Energy Savers cash-back, which paid $800 to $1,000 for heat pump and solar hot water, closed in December 2023.

Total rebates and discounts: up to $800. PumpSwap's modelled installed price after rebates in Queensland: $2,300 - $4,800.

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Queensland heat pump rebates at a glance

Scheme	What you get	How it reaches you	Source
Small-scale Technology Certificates (STCs)	$500 to $800	Taken off the installer's quote	Official page
Household Energy Upgrades Fund (finance, not a rebate)	Discounted green loans	Offered through participating lenders, with hot water heat pumps on the eligible list. Terms are set by each lender.	Official page

Who qualifies for each scheme is set out on its official page and in the steps below. Loans are listed but not counted as savings.

How to claim in Queensland

Choose a heat pump on the Clean Energy Regulator's register, because only registered models earn STCs. The installer or their agent takes the STC discount off the quote when you assign the certificates to them.
Certificates must be created within 12 months of the install, which your installer or their agent handles.
If you are financing the system, the federal Household Energy Upgrades Fund offers discounted green loans through participating lenders. It is finance, not a rebate.
Ask for each discount to appear as its own line on the quote, so you can see nothing has been missed.

What has changed in Queensland, and what is coming

Rebates move several times a year. Each entry below links to the official source, and every scheme on this page was last checked against its source on 21 September 2026.

1 January 2027FederalComing
Small-scale Technology Certificates (STCs). The deeming period drops from 5 years to 4, so the same heat pump earns about one fifth fewer certificates than a 2026 install and the upfront discount falls with it. It drops again every 1 January until the scheme ends in 2030. Clean Energy Regulator, calculating STC entitlements
1 January 2026FederalIn effect
Small-scale Technology Certificates (STCs). The deeming period dropped from 6 years to 5, reducing the certificates each system earns compared with a 2025 install. Clean Energy Regulator, calculating STC entitlements

Official sources for every scheme

Federal: Small-scale Technology Certificates, Clean Energy Regulator (checked 21 September 2026)

What a heat pump costs in Queensland after rebates

PumpSwap's modelled installed price after rebates, for Queensland's largest centres. It is a guide, not a quote: the real price depends on the system, your home and the installer.

Area	Modelled price after rebates
Brisbane	$2,400 - $4,600
Gold Coast	$2,300 - $4,500
Sunshine Coast	$2,300 - $4,500
Logan	$2,200 - $4,300
Ipswich	$2,200 - $4,300
Townsville	$2,200 - $4,300
Cairns	$2,200 - $4,300
Toowoomba	$2,300 - $4,500

Queensland heat pump rebate questions

Is there a Queensland heat pump rebate in 2026?

No state rebate was listed when we checked the Queensland Government and energy.gov.au rebate finders. The federal STC discount still applies.

What happened to the Climate Smart Energy Savers rebate?

It opened in September 2023 and closed when funding ran out; purchases had to be made by 4 December 2023. The Queensland Government says more than 72,700 households were paid, including 1,604 for solar and heat pump hot water systems.

How much is the federal STC discount in Queensland?

It is typically $500 to $800 for a 2026 install. The exact figure depends on the model, your climate zone and the certificate price on the day, so ask for it as a separate line on your quote.

What changes on 1 January 2027?

The federal STC discount steps down every 1 January until the scheme ends in 2030. A heat pump installed in 2027 earns about one fifth fewer certificates than the same model installed in 2026, so the upfront discount falls with it.