solar tax Archives - RenewEconomy

Commentary

Symmetry and simplicity lost as networks impose “sun tax” on solar exports
Accelerated deployment of solar PV and home batteries can help address the challenges and delays being experienced with large scale renewable and transmission build out. The new sun tax won’t help.
Fred Hopley

May 28, 2024

0
Solar

Rooftop solar tax could bite twice as hard as was modelled, says report
New research claims AEMC has made an error in calculations that, once corrected, would make the impact of its proposed solar export charge much worse than originally projected.
Sophie Vorrath

Apr 28, 2021

0
Rooftop PV

The “solar tax”: Why should households be charged to generate power?
If we must have a solar tax, let’s make sure it allows for flexibility in connection and tariff options for solar system owners as well as the networks.
Andrew Mears

Apr 9, 2021

0
WA Premier rules out solar tax as “fantasy”
Colin Barnett rules out adopting Synergy’s proposed doubling of grid connection charges for solar households, describing the idea of a solar tax as “fantasy”.
Sophie Vorrath

Feb 19, 2016

3
Governments

NSW networks canvass “solar tax” for households, as well as storage and EVs
NSW govt networks canvass “solar tax” on households exporting to grid, suggest it could be extended to households with battery storage and EVs.
Giles Parkinson

Oct 19, 2015

57
Anger grows over Spanish law designed to halt residential storage
Citizens and industry hit back at a proposal to tax solar-plus-storage systems.
Jason Deign

Jul 1, 2015

2

Get up to 3 quotes from pre-vetted solar (and battery) installers.