As you may have heard, Prime Minister Julia Gillard has recently proclaimed her government’s intention to put a price on carbon dioxide pollution by July 2012. Although at this point […]
Tag: solar and renewables policy
Solar PV in Australia: The Land of Beauty and Terror
(Contact a Solar Choice Broker for free, impartial advice on the solar PV installer and system options available in your area of Australia.) It is unfortunate that the growth of […]
REC/STC prices guaranteed at $40–but only if sold through ORER
On Friday 27 February 2010 the Minister for Climate Change announced some very positive changes to the prices of Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs, also known as Small-scale Technology Certificates or STCs). […]
Solar Credit legislation deferred until at least August 2009
This morning the Renewable Energy Target bill, under which the Solar Credits Scheme was due to operate, was deferred until at least August 2009. This was the result of a […]
How solar in Australia compares to Germany, Japan and USA
If one were to conduct an examination of the history of solar power across the world, a couple of countries would emerge as those that have set the standard of […]
Fed Govt calls early finish to $8k rebate, effective 9 June 09
Below is a copy of the media release just provided this morning by the Federal Government, announcing that it will cease taking applications for an 8k rebate with immediate effect […]
WA govt backflip, solar feed in tariff for surplus solar energy only
Homeowners in WA have been dealt disappointing news today on solar energy feed in rewards … the state government has reneged on its promise to pay a gross feed in […]
Federal budget provides an inspiring boost for solar
The Federal Government announced in it’s 12 May 09 budget a new $1.5 billion investment in renewable energy, including a new $1.35 billion Solar Flagships program to construct up to […]
Rebate pre-approval now down to 4 wks from 12 wks
We’ve recently been informed by the federal Solar Homes and Communities program (within the Dept of Environment, Water, Heritage and t he Arts) that the processing time for applications for […]
Victorian solar energy feed in tariff now capped at 3.2kW
Good news for those who’ve installed, or are thinking of installing, solar energy in Victoria. On 11 March 2009 the Victorian Government announced that it’s 60c net feed in tariff […]
Update on plans for NSW Solar Feed In Rewards / Tariff
The NSW Govt is still yet to announce whether it will be instigating a gross or net feed-in reward scheme, or tariff, for NSW homeowners. Submissions to the NSW Govt […]
Generous Solar Feed-In Rewards announced for West Australia
The Western Australian Government has recently committed to implementing a feed-in tariff, or reward scheme, for homeowners who install solar energy. Most importantly, the WA feed-in tariff will reward homeowners […]
