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Manual assessment costs

A solar manual assessment may be required if you have not followed the correct pre-approval process, or if your application is not in line with standard terms and conditions.

PV Inverter Capacity Battery Capacity Export offer Central protection relay Application type Solar emergency backstop mechanism Cost
 Up to 10kW per phase  Up to 5kW per phase  Offer accepted (0–5kW per phase)  Automatic  Not required  Internet required for CSIP  $0 excl. GST
 Up to 10kW per phase  Up to 5kW per phase  Export increase request (0–5kW per phase)  Manual  Not required  Internet required for CSIP  $399.08 excl. GST
 >10kW per phase <30kW total  Up to 5kW per phase  Assessed per site  Manual  Not required  Internet required for CSIP or GMND alternative  $399.08 excl. GST
 >30kW up to 200 kW (3-phase)  Negotiated  Assessed per site  Manual  Required  Internet required for CSIP or GMND alternative  $2,000 excl. GST
 >200 kW up to 1.5MW (3-phase)  Negotiated  Assessed per site  Manual  Required  *GMND  $3,000 + GMND excl. GST
 *Generator Monitor Network Device  -  -  -  -  -  $4,276 excl. GST