Renewable Energy Dividend 2025 - Residential Households on Embedded Networks

1. Applicants must be on a metered supply of electricity in an embedded network (An embedded network arrangement exists if a customer pays for their electricity via their landlord through an individually metered connection rather than purchase electricity directly from an electricity retailer, like Aurora Energy or 1st Energy). These arrangements are common for permanent residents of caravan parks or retirement villages (but the program is not limited to these two types of facilities).
2. The location where the electricity is being consumed on the embedded network must be the principal place of residence of the applicant.

Customers that do not receive an individually metered electricity supply (eg. a person renting a caravan sharing residential land and taking electricity from another connection), and as a result do not meet the definition of an embedded network for the Renewable Energy Dividend program, are not eligible to apply.

Did you receive a grant under the 2024 Supercharged Renewable Energy program?

Customers on embedded networks who have received payments under the 2024 Supercharged Renewable Energy Dividend program do not have to reapply, provided their circumstances have not changed since applying for the Energy Bill Relief program.

You will receive an official letter and a confirmation declaration form to sign from ReCFIT, State Growth. Please read the letter, program guidelines, and the confirmation declaration form carefully. Please confirm your details, or provide any updated information, and mail the signed form back to Department of State Growth, attention: ReCFIT Concessions Team, GPO Box 536, Hobart Tas 7001 for State Growth to process your applications.

You do not need to attach any more documentation with the confirmation declaration form if your circumstances have not changed.

But if your principal place of residence has changed, you must meet all eligibility criteria as outlined above in the Eligibility section.

We are unable to process your payment under the Renewable Energy Dividend until you have submitted a confirmation declaration.

Please read the confirmation declaration form for more information.

New applicants

For all other applicants, please apply:

1. directly online via SmartyGrants at https://stategrowthtas.smartygrants.com.au/RED25
2. by sending completed paper applications along with copies of your relevant documentation directly to ReCFIT by mail to:
   
   Department of State Growth,
   Attention: ReCFIT Concessions Team,
   GPO Box 536, HOBART TAS 7001.

You can download the paper application form here (PDF 237.4 KB).

The RED application/confirmation declaration form contains further details about the requirements to be met to receive the payment. It will be the responsibility of the applicant to ensure that all requirements outlined in the form are met, and that all parts of the application/confirmation declaration form are fully completed.

For more information on the program, please read the program guidelines (PDF 423.9 KB) (DOCX 14.2 MB) carefully before starting your application.

Only one application per residential household on an embedded network is allowed under this program.

Applications submitted by a third party will not be accepted without evidence of permission in the application.

Please visit this page for any updates on the Renewable Energy Dividend program and the program guidelines before applying.

For any assistance, please contact:

ReCFIT Concessions Team, Department of State Growth at redrecfit@ReCFIT.tas.gov.au, or mail at:

Department of State Growth,
Attention: ReCFIT Concessions Team,
GPO Box 536, HOBART TAS 7001.

I received a payment under the Supercharged Renewable Energy Dividend. Do I have to apply again to receive a payment under the Renewable Energy Dividend program?

No, you do not have to apply again to receive a payment under the Renewable Energy Dividend program if you are still on the same principal place of residence.

You only have to fill and sign the confirmation declaration form circulated to you by us.

You do not need to attach any more documentation with the confirmation declaration form.

However, if your circumstances have changed (you have moved to a new residential address, which is also on an embedded network) then you need to supply us with

• your proof of address (phone bill, bank statement, or drivers licence)
• a recent receipt indicating a metered electricity supply at your principal place of residence.

in your confirmation declaration form for us to assess your eligibility to receive the Dividend payment.

I have moved to a new residence since receiving the Supercharged Renewable Energy Dividend. Am I still eligible for the Renewable Energy Dividend program?

You will be eligible to receive a payment under the Renewable Energy Dividend program if your new residence is on an embedded network and you receive a metered supply of electricity on this embedded network. If you have moved and now take your electricity with a retailer, the retailer will deliver the Renewable Energy Dividend automatically on your electricity bill.

To demonstrate that you are eligible, you need to supply us with-

• your proof of address (phone bill, bank statement, or drivers licence)
• a recent receipt indicating a metered electricity supply at your principal place of residence in your confirmation declaration form for us to assess your eligibility to receive the Dividend payment.

Am I allowed to take the assistance of someone else to make my application? (Example- My family member fills my application for me)

Yes, you can take the assistance of someone else to fill your application form. But you must sign your application form and enter your own bank details.

We will not accept applications submitted by a third party without evidence of your permission in the application.

What documentation do I need to attach to my application to prove my eligibility under this program?

You need to attach clear copies of all of the following documents for a successful application.

1. One of the following methods to prove your address:
   A copy of a document that shows your principal place of residence, such as:
   • phone bill
   • drivers licence
   • bank statement
2. Proof of payment for electricity:
   A recent receipt indicating a metered electricity supply at your principal place of residence.

Can another member of my household also apply for a payment under the Renewable Energy Dividend program?

No. Only one application per residential household on an embedded network is allowed under this program.

I am on an embedded network but do not receive a metered supply of electricity from my network operator. Am I eligible to apply for the Renewable Energy Dividend program?

No. You must be on a metered supply of electricity in an embedded network to be eligible under the Renewable Energy Dividend program.

This must be demonstrated in a recent receipt indicating a metered electricity supply at your principal place of residence. Customers that do not receive an individually metered electricity supply (eg. a person renting a caravan sharing residential land and taking electricity from another connection), and as a result do not meet the definition of an embedded network for the Renewable Energy Dividend program are not eligible to apply.

Would I be able to make changes to my SmartyGrants application after submission?

No. You would not be able to reopen an application after you submit it on SmartyGrants.To make changes to your application or provide additional information after you submit your application, contact us at red@ReCFIT.tas.gov.au

I receive my electricity bill from Aurora Energy. Do I have to apply under the Renewable Energy Dividend program?

No. If you receive your electricity bill from 1st Energy, Momentum, CovaU or Energy Locals, you do not need to apply to us.

Your payment will be automatically applied to your bill.

Please contact your retailer for more information.

By when should I apply for the Renewable Energy Dividend program?

The program will open for applications at 2 pm on 1 June 2025 and remain open until 2 pm on 31 August 2025.

No applications will be accepted after the closing date.

I run my business from my house office which is on an embedded network. Am I eligible to apply under the Renewable Energy Dividend program?

The Renewable Energy Dividend program does not allow applications under both residential household and small business categories.

If you have applied as a small business on an embedded network under the Renewable Energy Dividend program, you are not eligible to apply as a residential household on an embedded network under this program.

But if you have not applied under this program as a small business, you can apply as a residential household on an embedded network. We will then assess your application as a residential household on an embedded network to determine your eligibility.