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8/6/2019 Press Release - Solar Shop CEO calls for unified FIT
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MEDIARELEASE
Thursday,5May2011
Nationallyconsistentfeed-intariffthewayforwardforsolar
Thecountrysleadingsupplierofsolarpowersystems,SolarShopAustralia,hasrepeatedcallsforaunifiedsolarfeed-inschemetohelpmeetthenationsrenewableenergytargets
andfosterasustainablesolarindustry.
SpeakingattheCleanEnergyConferenceinMelbourneyesterday(Wednesday4May)-
SolarShopAustraliaChiefExecutiveOfficer,TonyThornton,saiditwastimeAustralia
embracedasolarfeed-inschemethatrewardedallgeneratorsofelectricityequallyand
continuedtobuildthesolarindustrytobeindependentlycostcompetitivewithcoalby
2015.
TheinternationalracetoinstallrenewableenergyisstillbeingrunanditisnottoolateforAustraliatodevelopanindustrythatcancreatejobs,fosterresearchandleadtechnical
advancementratherthanlosingvaluableintellectualcapitaltoplaceslikeChina,Mr.
Thorntonsaid.
Centraltoachievingthisisacoordinatedandsustainablefeed-intariffthatpaysany
generatorofsolarelectricityafixedamount.Thebenefitsofsuchaschemehavealready
beensuccessfullyimplementedoverseas.
MrThorntonpointedtoGermany,whichadoptedacomprehensivefeed-intariffthatnot
onlysparkedwidescale,sustainabledeploymentofsmallandlarge-scalesolarsystemsacrossthecountry,buthasalsobuiltanindustrythattodaycontributestoamassive60per
centofGDPexport.
TheaveragesizeofahouseholdsolarsysteminAustraliais2.1kWcomparedtothe
GermanaverageofmorethandoublethatandthisisdespiteAustraliahavingthethird
highestpercapitaelectricityusageofanycountryonearth,Mr.Thorntonsaid.
ThisisduetothecurrentdesignofAustraliasvaryingincentiveschemes.Aunifiedfeed-in
tariffwouldencouragehouseholdstopurchaselargersystemsthatmeetalloftheir
electricityrequirementsandnotjustearnthemarebate
Onalargerscale,commercialandutilityscalesolarprogramsaresadlyalmostnon-existent
inAustraliaand,overthecomingyears,seriousreductionsinbrownelectricitywillrequire
infrastructurescalerenewableprojectstoberolledoutandfundedfromacombinationof
debtandequity.
Alongtermsustainablepolicythatincludesaunifiedfeed-inschemewillreduceriskand
promotemediumtolongtermthinkingthatisrequiredtoencourageinvestmentin
technologiessuchassolar,andgaintheattentionandtractionofbankingandfinance
sectors.
8/6/2019 Press Release - Solar Shop CEO calls for unified FIT
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