{"id":16142,"date":"2017-10-25T07:16:39","date_gmt":"2017-10-24T20:46:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=16142"},"modified":"2017-10-25T07:16:39","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T20:46:39","slug":"queensland-solar-initiatives-mb0264","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/queensland-solar-initiatives-mb0264\/","title":{"rendered":"QLD Government To Offer No-Interest Loans For Solar And Storage"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_16143\" style=\"width: 710px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16143\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16143\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/queensland-solar-initiatives.jpg\" alt=\"Interest-free loans for solar and batteries in Queensland\" width=\"700\" height=\"445\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-16143\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: <a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/panel-solar-power-energy-2562239\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Stocksnap<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n<p>Under the Palaszczuk Government\u2019s $2 billion Affordable Energy Plan, Queenslanders unable to access upfront capital will be able to apply for a no-interest loan for solar panels and battery storage.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->The scheme will kick off in March next year.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cSolar panels and batteries are a great way for households and small businesses to cut their electricity bills, but for some the upfront cost can be a challenge,\u201d <a href=\"http:\/\/statements.qld.gov.au\/Statement\/2017\/10\/24\/new-bill-cutting-energy-initiatives-announced-as-palaszczuk-govt-continues-to-use-energy-assets-to-back-qlders\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> said<\/a> Treasurer Curtis Pitt. \u201cIt will also help in supporting to kick start the growth of the battery industry in Queensland.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The State Government also announced yesterday it would be commencing a trial program involving landlords and renters sharing the savings from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/solar101.html\"> solar power<\/a>, through providing incentives to landlords to install solar panels and passing savings onto tenants. According to Energy Minister Mark Bailey, the scheme could see tenants saving up to 10 per cent on their annual electricity bill, while landlords would receive a rebate of up to $520 each year.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThis trial will embrace the falling costs of solar technology and offer clean energy to renters &#8211; which has been an inaccessible market segment,&#8221; said Mr. Bailey.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The Queensland Government has set a target of one million solar rooftops or 3,000 megawatts of solar photovoltaics capacity by 2020. According to Australia&#8217;s Clean Energy Regulator, at least 523,710 small-scale solar power systems had been installed throughout the state by the beginning of September.<\/p>\n<h2>Playing Hardball With Electricity Retailers<\/h2>\n<p>The Queensland Government met with representatives from 14 electricity retailers yesterday to deliver an ultimatum &#8211; sign onto the Government&#8217;s Affordable Energy Pledge.<\/p>\n<p>Premier Palaszczuk said re-establishing a publicly owned electricity retailer that would undercut other retailers remained on the table if retailers do not sign up. A deadline of close of business on Friday has been set.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cThat pledge commits retailers to pass on the savings from government intervention that have been identified through the ACIL Allen report, as well as passing on in full the $50 asset ownership saving off household customer bills over each of the next two years,&#8221; <a href=\"http:\/\/statements.qld.gov.au\/Statement\/2017\/10\/24\/savings-to-flow-as-first-retailers-sign-up-to-palaszczuk-governments-affordable-energy-pledge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stated<\/a> the Premier<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The ACIL Allen <a href=\"https:\/\/s3.treasury.qld.gov.au\/files\/Qld-Treasury-report-on-retail-bill-impact-analysis.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a>, which does not include the impact of announcements under the Affordable Energy Plan, details the effect of recent government actions on electricity bills. It estimates these actions could save a typical household $210 in 2018\/19.<\/p>\n<p>The Queensland Competition Authority has been tasked with monitoring electricity retailers\u2019 pricing on a quarterly basis to ensure these savings are passed on.<\/p>\n<p>Three retailers have already signed on for the Affordable Energy Pledge &#8211; QEnergy, Alinta and Origin.<\/p>\n<p>Other initiatives under the Affordable Energy Plan include rebates of up to $300 from January 1, 2018 on the purchase of an of energy efficient fridge, washing machine or air conditioner. Annual electricity bill discounts of $75 for households and $120 for small businesses will also be provided for regional Ergon customers that switch to monthly billing options. An additional 4,000 regional households will also save up to $200 through an expanded Energy Savvy program.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Under the Palaszczuk Government\u2019s $2 billion Affordable Energy Plan, Queenslanders unable to access upfront capital will be able to apply for a no-interest loan for solar panels and battery storage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":16143,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[678],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-solar-battery-news","entry"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>QLD Government To Offer No-Interest Loans For Solar And Storage<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Queenslanders unable to access upfront capital will be able to apply for a no-interest loan for solar panels and battery storage from March next year.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/queensland-solar-initiatives-mb0264\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"QLD Government To Offer No-Interest Loans For Solar And Storage\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Queenslanders unable to access upfront capital will be able to apply for a no-interest loan for solar panels and battery storage from March next year.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/queensland-solar-initiatives-mb0264\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"SolarQuotes Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/SolarQuotes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-10-24T20:46:39+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/queensland-solar-initiatives.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"700\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"445\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Michael Bloch\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@solar_quotes\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@solar_quotes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/queensland-solar-initiatives-mb0264\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/queensland-solar-initiatives-mb0264\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Michael Bloch\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/66afd571aa00c2e442f0192ebac2f6f1\"},\"headline\":\"QLD Government To Offer No-Interest Loans For Solar And Storage\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-10-24T20:46:39+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/queensland-solar-initiatives-mb0264\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":499,\"commentCount\":13,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/queensland-solar-initiatives-mb0264\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.solarquotes.com.au\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/10\\\/queensland-solar-initiatives.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"General Solar &amp; 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