Heating and cooling rebates in Tasmania
The longest heating season, the cleanest grid, and nothing to help you pay for it.
What you can claim towards heating or cooling in Tasmania, what the systems actually cost to run here, and the local facts that change the answer — the climate, the tariff structure and the grid.
What you can claim in Tasmania
There is nothing available in Tasmania
Tasmania runs no state rebate for heating or cooling, and there is no federal scheme either — Small-scale Technology Certificates cover water heaters and solar panels only. So unlike a hot water upgrade, where every Australian gets $800 to $1,200 regardless of postcode, there is no national floor here.
That is the complete answer as at 5 September 2026, and it is worth stating plainly rather than burying.
Why Tasmania is different
Tasmania has no state rebate for heating or cooling, and there is no federal scheme, so there is nothing available. That is a harder outcome here than almost anywhere, because Hobart has 1,813 heating degree days — second only to Canberra, and with effectively no cooling season at all to offset them.
The compensation is that Tasmanian electricity is both cheap by national standards at 28.0c per kilowatt hour and almost entirely hydro and wind. At a grid intensity of 0.20 kg of CO₂-equivalent per kilowatt hour, anything you heat with electricity in Tasmania is close to emissions-free already.
With no incentive available, the building fabric is where the money is. A Tasmanian house heats for the longest season in the country, which means insulation and draught sealing pay back faster here than anywhere else — and unlike a system upgrade, nobody has to approve it.
What it costs to heat and cool a house here
A 160 m² house built before 2005, heated and cooled for a full year at Tasmania's reference rates. On these assumptions the cheapest option in Tasmania is single split system at about $572 a year — though read the conditions column, because it is not conditioning the same amount of house as the ones below it.
| System | Conditions | Per year | Installed | 10-year total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single split system | One main living area | $572 | $2,600 | $8,324 |
| Multi-split system | Most of the house | $1,304 | $8,500 | $21,537 |
| Ducted reverse cycle | The whole house | $1,870 | $15,500 | $34,202 |
| Ceiling fans | Cools only — you would still need something for winter. | |||
| Ducted evaporative cooling | Cools only — you would still need something for winter. | |||
| Gas space heater | Reticulated natural gas reaches very few homes in Tasmania. | |||
| Electric panel or fan heater | Heats only — you would still need something for summer. | |||
| Ducted gas heating | Reticulated natural gas reaches very few homes in Tasmania. |
A 160 m² pre-2005 house in Tasmania — 1,813 heating and 0 cooling degree days — at 28.0c/kWh, heating and cooling for a full year. Read the conditions column: the cheap options are partly cheap because they condition less of the house.
Your own house will differ. Put your floor area, insulation and rates into the calculator and every figure recalculates.
Every state, for comparison
| State or territory | Scheme | Indicative value | Deadline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Victoria | Victorian Energy Upgrades (VEU) | $1,000–$3,500 | Changes 30/09/2026 |
| New South Wales | Energy Savings Scheme (ESS) | $200–$2,600 | — |
| Australian Capital Territory | Home Energy Support Program | $0–$2,500 | — |
| South Australia | Retailer Energy Productivity Scheme (REPS) | $300–$1,500 | — |
| Queensland | Climate Smart Energy Savers | $0–$1,000 | — |
| Western Australia | no state scheme | — | — |
| Tasmania | no state scheme | — | — |
| Northern Territory | no state scheme | — | — |
There is no federal rebate for heating or cooling. Small-scale Technology Certificates apply to water heaters and solar panels only, so unlike a hot water upgrade there is no national floor — what you get depends entirely on your state. Every figure is indicative and delivered as a discount by an accredited installer rather than claimed back. Last verified 5 September 2026.
Frequently asked questions
What air conditioning rebate can I get in Tasmania?
None. Tasmania has no state scheme and there is no federal rebate for heating or cooling, so there is nothing available regardless of what system you choose or who installs it.
Is Hobart a heating or a cooling climate?
1813 heating degree days against 0 cooling, so decisively a heating climate — the winter half of the year is where your money goes, and a system should be chosen on how well it heats.
How much does it cost to run a ducted system in Tasmania?
About $1,870 a year for a 160 m² pre-2005 house at 28.0c per kilowatt hour, heating and cooling combined. A multi-split in the same house comes to about $1,304, but it is conditioning less of the house — that is most of the difference, not better hardware.
Would insulation save more than a new system in Tasmania?
Almost certainly. Taking the same house from pre-2005 to a 6-star standard cuts heating energy to 30% and cooling energy to 60% — a bigger reduction than any system change on the market, and it applies whichever system you end up with. No scheme in Tasmania pays for it, which is precisely why it gets overlooked.