NetCarbon

Do you know how much carbon your business emitted in FY26?

📊 As businesses review their performance and plan for the year ahead, understanding your carbon footprint is becoming increasingly important.

Whether you're responding to customer expectations, supply chain requirements or internal sustainability goals, measuring your emissions is the first step towards identifying opportunities to reduce energy costs and improve environmental performance.

❓Not sure where to start?

Our team can help you measure your emissions, understand your carbon profile and identify practical pathways to decarbonisation.

Get in touch to learn more.

⚡ Build your skills in electrification, solar and compliance with FREE technical mentoring.

Funded by Solar Victoria, this program provides practical on-site and online mentoring for electricians and licensed electrical inspectors across metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria.

Topics include:

🔹 Load management, maximum demand and energy monitoring
🔹 Switchboard upgrades and inspections for electrification
🔹 Solar and battery installations
🔹 EV charger installations
🔹 Commercial and industrial solar

Whether you're expanding into new technologies or looking to strengthen your technical knowledge, this mentoring program can help you build confidence and stay ahead of industry changes.

⏳ Fully funded places are available until 31 August 2026.
Learn more and register your interest: https://bit.ly/4uoBIRq

⚠️ Record Keeping Requirements for VEU Activity 47

For VEU C&I Solar PV upgrades, systems must be installed in accordance with the relevant DNSP's negotiated connection contract.

To demonstrate compliance, evidence must show either:
✅ Emergency backstop testing and commissioning has been successfully completed, or
✅ The system has been officially activated.

Accepted evidence includes:
📧 DNSP email confirmations
🖥️ Customer portal screenshots

Remember: records must include the NMI (or site address) and the date of the confirmation or portal update.

Swipe through for a breakdown of the requirements and accepted evidence ➡️

Boost your skills with FREE training at Holmesglen TAFE!

This course is required for the Solar Homes program and covers hazard identification, safe roof access, energy isolation, and first aid.

Designed for:
- Solar PV & battery installers
- All licensed & registered plumbers installing solar hot water or heat pump systems on rooftops
- Apprentices
- Trade assistants.

Last 2026 session in Regional Victoria: Bendigo, Wednesday 24 June. Don’t miss out!

👉 https://bit.ly/4b9BuYt

Starting 1 July, the combined household income cap for Solar Victoria rebates is changing. Households earning between $150,000 and $210,000 annually will NO LONGER be eligible for solar panel and hot water system rebates.

If your customers have a combined household income between $150k and $200k, NOW is the time to act! To take advantage of the current rebate offer, make sure to submit applications by 5pm, Tuesday 30 June.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to save on solar... secure your rebate before the new income cap takes effect! ☀️🏡

🌱 Is your business tracking its environmental impact?

Taking the first step toward climate responsibility means understanding your emissions. With NetCarbon, calculating your Scope 1 and 2 carbon footprint has never been easier. Our platform empowers you to uncover where your business stands, revealing clear data you can act on right away, all at no cost.

At NetCarbon, we know lasting change begins with insight. That’s why our free, user-friendly calculator equips companies to measure, monitor, and reduce their emissions with confidence. Whether you’re just starting your sustainability journey or advancing toward net zero, our actionable insights guide you every step of the way.

Why measure your carbon footprint? Because informed decisions drive real progress. Harnessing data on your business’s emissions lets you:
- Identify opportunities to cut carbon and costs
- Meet growing stakeholder, customer, and regulatory expectations
- Demonstrate leadership in sustainability
- Build credibility on your journey to net zero

Curious to learn how your company compares in the push for a greener future?

Take action today. Visit our website and launch your free NetCarbon calculation. Together, let’s turn measurement into meaningful climate action. 🌍✨

Get started: https://bit.ly/4ux5Kmv

Have your say on proposed ACCU Scheme amendments. The Australian Government is proposing changes to the ACCU Scheme legislation that would:

🔹Recognise registered native title claimants as eligible interest holders and requiring up-front and staged consent for projects on land that is recognised as native title land, or subject to native title claims
🔹Establish the new Carbon Abatement Integrity Committee (CAIC)
🔹Clarify governance for proponent-led method development
🔹Create new Ministerial powers to manage critical integrity risks
🔹Enhance the Clean Energy Regulator’s compliance and publication powers
🔹Improve transparency within the NGER Scheme
🔹Encourage greater investment and participation in R&D into emissions reduction opportunities.

Learn more: https://bit.ly/4uxEsfK
Feedback survey is open until 5pm on Friday 22 May 2026.

Changes to the Cheaper Home Batteries Program commenced on 1 May 2026 with the STC calculation applying different rates depending on the usable capacity of the battery system.

🔹 0-14 kWh: STC Factor applied at 100%
🔹>14-28 kWh: STC Factor applied at 60%
🔹>28-50 kWh: STC Factor applied at 15%

The STC Factor determines the number of STCs a system is entitled to create per kWh of usable capacity.
It's now at 6.8, and will keep declining every 6 months.

Need help with compliance or admin? Contact us anytime at [email protected].

Plumbers around Melbourne, fully funded places are still available for upcoming training sessions on the design and install of energy efficient heat pump hot water systems.

📍 Narre Warren:
Wednesday 13 May
Tuesday 19 May
Monday 25 May

📍 Brunswick:
Tuesday 12 May
Wednesday 20 May
Wednesday 27 May

This is fully funded training under the Solar Victoria's Electrification Skills Program and is a key requirement for plumbers looking to participate in the Solar Homes Program.
The training is also open to women working in the plumbing industry, regardless of role or experience level.

Learn more and book your spot: https://bit.ly/3QWgRqD