Paid in 24 hours
Settled within 24 hours of sign-off. Money in your account tomorrow, not in ten business days.
- 09:10Claim lodged
- 10:35Compliance desk cleared
- 14:02Certificates assigned
- 08:24 next dayPaid
Certificate trading for installers
Your certificates.
Settled in 24 hours.
We buy STCs, VEECs and battery certificates from Australian installers and pay the next day. The rate is published every morning, there are no fees, and when you ring the desk a person answers.
- Backed by REC Traders
- Smart Energy Council member
- No fees. No lock-in.
Today's buy ratesUpdated 2 Oct 2026
STC
Small-scale Technology CertificatesSolar PV, battery, hot water and heat pump
$38.50per STC
VEEC
Victorian Energy Efficiency CertificatesVictoria only
$60.00per VEEC
- 24h settlement
- $0 fees
- Rate locked on lodgement
Rate set every trading morningSettlements run every business dayDesk open 8am–6pm AEST weekdaysFees none, on anything
Doing it differently
Certificate trading has treated installers like paperwork. We built a desk around you.
You do the hard part. You quote it, you climb the roof, you commission it, you sign it off. Then you wait a week or two for someone else to pay you for the certificates you created.
We think that's backwards. So Energy Merchants pays within 24 hours, publishes the rate every morning, charges nothing to do it, and puts a named person on your account who picks up the phone. Loyalty gets rewarded, not taken for granted.
"We've sat on the other side of this. You finish a job on Friday, lodge it Monday, and then the money turns up whenever the trader gets around to it. That's the bit we fixed first."
The desk, Melbourne
The promises
Six things we'll put in writing.
Zero fees. Not low fees. Zero.
No processing fees, no admin fees, no registry fees. The rate card is the whole story.
Top-of-market rates
Published every trading morning. The rate you see is the rate you get, locked the moment a complete claim is lodged.
STC today$38.50Rate card
The desk picks up
Call and a human answers. Every partner gets a named account manager who knows their book and their crews.
03 9067 77678am–6pm AEST weekdaysClaims that don't bounce
Our compliance desk checks photos, forms and serials before anything is lodged. Problems get caught before they cost you time.
- Serials match photos
- Dates line up with the CES
- Usable, not nominal, kWh
Perks that grow with you
Rate premiums, priority settlement and referral credits through the Partner Program. Loyalty should pay.
PartnerPreferredPrincipal
See the Partner Program How it works
Four steps. One business day. Done.
- 01
Sign up in minutes
Tell us about your business and accreditation. We set you up, assign your account manager and send your rate card the same day.
- 02
Lodge the job
Upload the assignment form, compliance certificate and photos through your portal, or email them to the desk. Our checklist tells you exactly what we need.
- 03
We check and clear it
The compliance desk reviews every claim before it's lodged with the registry. If something's missing, we tell you straight away.
- 04
Paid within 24 hours
Once the claim is cleared, we pay. No invoices to chase, no waiting on the registry, no fees taken out.
What we buy
Every certificate your crews create, one desk.
Solar PV STCs
Rooftop solar for homes and small business. The bread and butter, settled fast.
Trade solar STCsBattery STCs
Cheaper Home Batteries Program certificates, pre-checked so module counts and serials never bounce.
Trade battery STCsVEECs
Victorian Energy Upgrades certificates for heat pumps, heating and cooling, and more. One desk for VEECs and STCs.
Trade VEECsHot water STCs
Solar hot water and air-source heat pumps. Plumbers trade with us too.
Trade hot water STCsMid-scale solar
100 kW to 1 MW systems create STCs from 1 October 2026. Thousands of certificates per job, settled like any other.
Trade mid-scale STCsPartner Program
Perks for the crews that keep Australia's roofs busy.
Three tiers. No applications, no contracts, nothing to lose if a quiet month comes along. Your volume moves you up, and we never drop you mid-quarter.
Partner
Everything you need to get paid fast.
Every partner, from day one
- Top-of-market daily rate
- 24-hour settlement once your first claim clears
- Zero fees
- Named account manager
PreferredMost crews
For crews doing steady work every month.
Consistent monthly volume
- Everything in Partner
- Rate premium on every certificate
- Priority settlement queue
- Referral credits when you bring in another installer
Principal
For the businesses carrying the industry.
High-volume and multi-crew businesses
- Everything in Preferred
- Highest rate premium we offer
- Dedicated settlement desk line
- Bulk lodgement and reporting
- 24hSettlement for partners
- $0Fees, ever
- 20+Years behind the desk
- 100%Claims pre-checked
Partners
What installers say after their first settlement.
Fast payouts and clear communication. Made the STC side of our installs completely hassle-free.
Great experience. Certificates processed quickly and exactly as promised.
Reliable STC partner who knows what they're doing. Saved us time and headaches.
Fast payouts and clear communication. The STC side of our installs is sorted.
Insights
From the desk.
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Ready to get paid in 24 hours?
Sign up today. Your account manager calls with your rate card, and your first claim can be lodged this week.