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Tony Abbott | Image: via Facebook<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

Surprise, surprise – Tony Abbott has joined the call for an end to solar subsidies – in fact, all new renewables – after backbench colleague Craig Kelly’s recent ill-informed dummy spit.<\/p>\n

As we reported on Monday, Craig Kelly believes<\/a> Australia’s major solar subsidy<\/a> (sometimes referred to as the “solar rebate”) is effectively a “reverse-Robin Hood scheme”, hitting the poor in order to reduce electricity prices for the rich. He conveniently ignored the fact that uptake of solar power systems has been incredibly strong among battlers in the nation’s mortgage belts.<\/p>\n

Craig Kelly was even clearer in what he wants done about it in a subsequent Facebook post – that subsidies should end.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s time for solar to stand on its own 2 feet,” he stated<\/a>, not mentioning that the subsidy is already being gradually phased out.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Support for renewables is also a special interest area for Tony Abbott – he’s well known for shouting at windmills (and solar panels). Mr Abbott added his voice, saying<\/a>:<\/p>\n

“Australians are paying far too much for our emissions obsession. Government must end subsidies for new renewables.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It’s the sort of statement Mr Abbott has made many times<\/a> and during his brief crack at Prime Minister, renewables were firmly in his crosshairs.<\/p>\n

Craig Kelly and Tony Abbott aren’t alone in their views. In a follow-up article<\/a> on The Australian (subscription may be required), other Coalition members reportedly piled on.<\/p>\n

But the latest spray on support for solar appears to have been based on questionable figures published by The Australian.<\/p>\n

“Spurious Analysis”<\/h2>\n

In an article published on RenewEconomy yesterday, Green Energy Trading’s Ric Brazzale said<\/a> the original piece featuring Mr. Kelly’s comments was:<\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u201canother beat up on the solar industry and is using some very spurious analysis”.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Mr Brazzale estimated the cost of the subsidy last year worked out to $16.85 per household and estimates this year it will cost $40.45, the reason being the 2017 Target was exceeded and the surplus is added to the 2018 Target. So, the average is $26.85 over the two years.<\/p>\n

Even at $40.85, that’s a far cry from the $100 claimed in The Australian.<\/p>\n

Mr Brazzale also stated solar PV has delivered benefits to more than just the households that have installed solar panels; including a dampening effect on wholesale power prices.<\/p>\n

Pressure On Josh Frydenberg<\/h2>\n

The backbench “revolt” on solar subsidies comes at a critical time. Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg is expected to set the Small-scale Technology Percentage (STP) for the coming year by the end of this month.<\/p>\n

The STP influences the value of Small-scale Technology Certificates (STCs), on which the solar subsidy is based. If it’s set too low, it will push down the value of certificates. The system can also be fiddled with in other ways, such reducing the maximum possible value of a certificate (currently the maximum is $40).<\/p>\n

A drop in certificate value last year<\/a> pushed up the cost of going solar<\/a>. Currently, certificates are trading relatively close to their maximum value – $38.30 was the most recent spot price published by Green Energy Markets<\/a> (22 Feb).<\/p>\n

STC value; i.e. the subsidy, is usually factored into a solar quote<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Josh Frydenberg is yet to publicly comment on the backbench rumblings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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The Global Warming Policy Foundation is an organisation that claims to be open-minded on the \"contested\" science of global warming. 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Technically STCs are not a rebate, but they really seem like one.].\u00a0 Guess what he wants to do with them?\u00a0 Do you need a hint?\u00a0\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Solar Policy"","block_context":{"text":"Solar Policy","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-policy\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/stp-knob.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/stp-knob.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/stp-knob.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/stp-knob.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/stp-knob.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":30445,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/election-solar-power-mb1060\/","url_meta":{"origin":19913,"position":5},"title":"Post-Election : What Now For Solar Power In Australia?","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"May 20, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"With Scott Morrison to continue at Australia's helm, what now for solar energy? Is Australia's popular solar rebate again threatened? 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