About Australian Heat Pump Hot Water Rebate & Payback
Heat pump vs gas hot water (AU): rebate stack, net outlay and payback verdict by postcode
Configuration
Remote servers need no local install. Pick your client, then copy the config or install in one click.
https://heatpump.sourcemill.ai/mcpclaude mcp add --transport http ai-sourcemill-au-hot-water-payback https://heatpump.sourcemill.ai/mcp{"mcpServers":{"ai-sourcemill-au-hot-water-payback":{"type":"http","url":"https://heatpump.sourcemill.ai/mcp"}}}Open in Cursor{"servers":{"ai-sourcemill-au-hot-water-payback":{"type":"http","url":"https://heatpump.sourcemill.ai/mcp"}}}Open in VS Code{"mcpServers":{"ai-sourcemill-au-hot-water-payback":{"type":"http","url":"https://heatpump.sourcemill.ai/mcp"}}}{"mcpServers":{"ai-sourcemill-au-hot-water-payback":{"serverUrl":"https://heatpump.sourcemill.ai/mcp"}}}Run commands in a terminal; paste JSON into the client’s MCP config and restart. Servers that need sign-in will prompt on first connect.
Tools
1| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| people | number | No | household size (drives hot water demand) |
| postcode | string | Yes | AU postcode — rebate eligibility is postcode-gated |
| locally_made | boolean | No | an eligible locally made unit, which raises the Victorian caps |
| current_system | enum | Yes | what you have nowgas_storage | gas_instant | electric_resistance | none |
| owner_occupier | boolean | No | tenure — gates the means-tested state rebates |
| property_value | number | No | property value — Solar Victoria requires under $3,000,000 |
| replacement_due | boolean | No | true if the existing system is failing and you were replacing it anyway |
| household_income | number | No | combined owner taxable income, for means-tested schemes (Solar Victoria caps at $150,000) |
| system_age_years | number | No | age of the system being replaced; Solar Victoria requires at least 3 years |
| building_age_years | number | No | age of the building; Victorian Energy Upgrades requires at least 2 years |
| gas_only_for_hot_water | boolean | No | true if hot water is your last gas appliance, so the daily supply charge can be avoided |
Details
The maintainer has not added details yet. Check the README in the repository.
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