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Submission to NSW Solar Summit 2
A lot has been going on on the solar world – more of which I wish I had had time to comment upon. I have however put together a submission to the NSW Solar Summit 2 being held this Friday … Continue reading
Posted in Commercial, Enviro Politics, Environment, Feed-in Tariff, Industrial, Solar Power
Tagged fedd-in tariff, New South Wales', PFIT, Solar, Summit, tariff
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Way to kill an industry – NSW makes people PAY for their own solar
Well – the review is said and done, and the outcome – guess what, if you live in New South Wales, and don’t have your order in by midnight, then you will have to PAY for your solar. That’s right … Continue reading
Posted in Enviro Politics, Feed-in Tariff, General, Rebates, Solar Power
Tagged feed-in, industry, kill, kneally, NSW, PV, Solar, tariff
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Solar Power and Renewable Energy Policy: What will make a REAL Difference
What Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott fail to realise in this election (and for that matter the parties as well, because it is all about policy not personalities *ahem*) is that setting the policy framework is fine, but not acting … Continue reading
Posted in Enviro Politics, Environment, Solar Power
Tagged business, carbon, change, election, Environment, fedd-in tariff, infrastructure, investment, Policy, power, Solar
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ALP Environment Policy released: Does it stack up?
The Environment is a key issue in the federal election, and yesterday, we saw the release of the incumbent government’s policy. Tin tacks time – what is really being promised and what will it mean for the average punter? Well … Continue reading
Posted in Enviro Politics, Environment
Tagged alp, climate change, election, Environment, julia gillard, Policy, Renewables, Solar
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Where are my solar panels? Thousands miss out as SHCP closes.
Homeowners who received the $8000 solar homes grant are about to find themselves in a very difficult position as the Federal Government’s Solar Homes and Communities plan comes to a close today. The government has offered one concession however, to … Continue reading
RET passes final hurdle moving us to a “Clean Energy Future”
The Federal government has passed the RET legislation as amended by the senate last Tuesday evening. About time. At least we can now look to the future, but as the past few days have shown, the once certainty in life … Continue reading
Posted in Enviro Politics, Renewable Energy Certificates RECs, Solar Power
Tagged Environment, Government, Policy, Politics, RET, Solar
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New REC creation rules increase safety
The Federal Government has moved to reassure consumers that they will be protected when having renewable energy systems installed in the wake of the questionable practices seen during the recent Insulation scheme disaster. Installations for all PV systems must now … Continue reading
Posted in Renewable Energy Certificates RECs
Tagged Government, ORER, PV, RECs, Safety, Solar
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Will the government come to its senses on the RET?
RET / Renewable Energy Target / CPRS / Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme – do we really have any idea what the government are up to? Or more to the point, do _they_ have any idea… The solar power industry has … Continue reading
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Tagged CPRS, Environment, Policy, Politics, Renewables, RET, Solar
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