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The tricky question of rooftop solar PV incentives
The Climate Change Authority has sought to place some sort of cap on the cost of incentives for rooftop solar PV, just in case their is another boom. There almost certainly will be, but there will be debate over its suggestions for discounting the number of certificates, and placing a 10-year payback limit for households.1 -
CCA recommends renewable energy target not be changed
Climate Change Authority says renewable energy target should not be changed because the benefits of doing so would be outweighed by costs. It says LRET should stay as fixed target, and small scale scheme remain as separate and uncapped scheme. A big win for wind farm developers and for rooftop solar. -
Renewables – they’re green and clean, but what’s the cost?
It seems everyone is in agreement about the market impact of renewables and their effect on fossil fuels – they lower wholesale market prices and put coal and gas plants out of business. Where opinion differs is on whether this is a good thing for the industry and consumers, or a bad thing. As a cricketer would observe, it’s a spinner’s wicket. -
Do energy consumers benefit from competition? It’s hard to see
Data is emerging as a key issue in the electricity industry. So much data about network operations is kept secret, but if it was released it could help stop gold-plating. And it may even help consumers getter better deals from energy retailers.
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