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Our Blogs The BeerFiles Australia's "ungreen" government cans solar panel rebates | Australia's "ungreen" government cans solar panel rebates |
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| by Stan Beer | |
| Friday, 06 June 2008 | |
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Page 2 of 3 No prizes for guessing that it was the families of
concerned citizens in the $100,000 plus income bracket, who had some
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Consider this report from NSW regional newspaper Central Western Daily. A local government councillor, speaking on behalf of his small business constituents, described the new system as being “almost calculated to undermine the renewable energy industry”. "A household of two people earning the average yearly income will not be able to apply for the rebate. The problem with that, of course, it’s those type of families earning over a hundred grand a year that the solar industry relies on,” Orange City councillor, Jeremy Buckingham said. Instead of encouraging millions of Australian homes to invest in solar panels and even lithium ion batteries to store that energy, which could be used at night and also sold back into the grid, actually generating an income for householders, as happens overseas, Kevin Rudd has ensured the solar industry will come crashing down with a tremendous thud. So, is Kevin Rudd really an environmental wolf in sheep’s clothing? Or is there hope that Kevin Rudd really is the green Prime Minister he claims to be? Please read on to page 3. |
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