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Plain-spoken guides on STCs, VEECs and batteries. What the price is doing, what is changing, and how to get paid faster.
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Heat pump hot water STCs explained for plumbers
How STCs for air-source heat pumps work: CER-registered models, climate zones, deeming, what to collect on site, illustrative counts and the VEEC overlap in Victoria.
Choosing a certificate trader: 12 questions
A practical checklist for installers: settlement time, fees, rate lock, pre-checks, audit support and what happens if a certificate is invalidated.
VEECs and STCs on the same job: who claims what
Victorian heat pump hot water jobs can create both VEECs and STCs. Who can claim each, how to avoid double-handling, and why one desk for both pays better.
STC deeming period 2027: what changes in January
The solar STC deeming period shortens every 1 January as the scheme winds down to 2030. See what that does to certificates per job and how to plan your quotes.
10 reasons STC claims get rejected, and the fixes
Blurry serials, wrong installation type, CES date mismatches and more. The ten reasons STC claims bounce and how a pre-check desk catches each before lodgement.
Cheaper Home Batteries Program: installer guide
Eligibility, how the battery STC discount is calculated and steps down each year to 2030, what to lodge, and the rejections that cost installers time.
How long should STC payment take?
The industry norm is five to ten business days. Here is why, and what 24-hour STC settlement does for the cash flow of a crew doing 20 jobs a month.
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