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On 14th July 2011 the recently opened “Medium Cap” was closed just 3 days after an expansion to include households.
Read Canberra Time article here…
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/local/news/general/sun-sets-quickly-on-solar-schemes/2226301.aspx
There is officially no extension – no backup plan. So for the meanwhile, that means goodnight to solar for households in Canberra.
Larger scale solar (over 200kw) is open for an auction scheme with details to be forth coming…
What is a Feed-in Tariff? A Feed-in Tariff rewards households and businesses that install renewable energy generation technology by paying a Premium Price for the electricity they generate. For each unit of renewable energy generated, you will be paid at a rate greater than the retail price you would usually pay to buy the same amount of energy for your use. The ACT Feed-in Tariff Scheme is based on gross generation, so you are paid for each unit of electricity that you generate. Most other jurisdictions only pay you for any energy left after deducting your own consumption.
When did the Feed-in Tariff Scheme start? Stage 1 of the Scheme aimed at householders and small business commenced on 1 March 2009.
Who can access the Scheme? The Scheme is available to all ACT electricity customers (except non-educational Government agencies) with generation facilities of no greater capacity than 30kW. All schools and educational institutions, both public and private, are eligible to access the Scheme. If you are renting, you will need the permission of the property owner before you can install renewable generation equipment.
Panels are the key to a system, so often become the first thing that people look at when they investigate solar.
I think this is a mistake. There are other more important things to consider first such as if the payback period meets your needs, your roof, the level of investment needed, the expected return on investment etc.
Once these answered, you might want to look at panels.
If you do, this is a great place to learn about them – Desert Knowledge Solar.
It is a live test site of dozens of panels, with accumulated data of the performance of the panels.
This is one of the best resources available.
Please visit the CEC page below…
http://www.cleanenergycouncil.org.au/cec/resourcecentre/Consumer-Info/solarPV-guide is the download page.
or see the June 30 2011 version.
