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\"STP<\/p>\n

Tony Abbott and Craig Kelly may be gearing up for more bluster after news knob-fiddling that relates to Australia’s solar subsidy has gone the right way.<\/p>\n

Energy Minister Josh Frydenberg appeared to have been under pressure<\/a> from Mr. Kelly and Mr. Abbott in relation to how the Small-scale Technology Percentage would be set for 2018, and this could have negatively impacted on the amount of subsidy available for solar power systems.<\/p>\n

With only hours left to go yesterday before a decision needed to be made given the Easter break, all was revealed.<\/p>\n

The Clean Energy Regulator announced<\/a> the 2018 small-scale technology percentage (STP) has been set at 17.08 per cent – in 2017, it was 7.01 per cent. This means liable entities such as electricity retailers will collectively be required to surrender approximately 29.3 million small-scale technology certificates (STCs) to meet their Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES) obligations for this year, compared to 12.5 million certificates for 2017.<\/p>\n

If a company fails to meet their own obligations, they will be required to pay a significant shortfall charge that isn’t tax-deductible.<\/p>\n

While Mr. Frydenberg could have dialed things back, the Regulator notes:<\/p>\n

“It is open to the Minister to also consider other matters in determining the STP. In 2018 no other matters were considered.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

As mentioned yesterday<\/a>, it could have been a very brave\/silly move to turn the STP knob the other way and stir up millions of Australian solar supporters. The next Federal election is really not all that far off (the latest possible date is May 18, 2019) and the next NewsPoll<\/a> Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is likely dreading is much, much closer.<\/p>\n

How the STP works and is calculated can be viewed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

What Does This Mean For The Solar Subsidy?<\/h2>\n

Australia’s major solar subsidy<\/a> is based on STC’s, the value of which are usually traded for a point-of-sale discount on a solar power system<\/a>. This also saves solar buyers the headache of trying to cash the STCs in themselves post-installation (certificates can only be created after installation has occurred). The number of certificates accompanying a system depend on its size and where in Australia it is installed.<\/p>\n

STC prices fluctuate based on market conditions, such as supply and demand. If demand is high, this is conducive to supporting high values – but watch out for curve balls as markets (and governments) can be unpredictable beasts.<\/p>\n

The latest published spot price from Green Energy Markets (March 26 – prior to the STP announcement) for an STC was $38.00. The maximum value possible is $40 and the minimum is $0, so while STCs could go up in value a bit, they do have the potential to drop by a far greater margin.<\/p>\n

In July last year<\/a>,\u00a0 prices dropped to around the $29 mark at one point due to consistent oversupply; reducing the subsidy available significantly and catching some installers off-guard<\/a>.<\/p>\n

While oversupply shouldn’t be such a threat this year, the potential for volatility in STC prices is something to keep in mind if you’re considering playing the STC-wait-and-see game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Mr. Abbott says the Turnbull Government should be grateful Victoria is against the National Energy Guarantee (NEG) and use it as an escape route. \"The government could then craft a new energy policy based largely\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General Solar & Storage News"","block_context":{"text":"General Solar & Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Tony Abbott - solar subsidies","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/abbott-solar-subsidies.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/abbott-solar-subsidies.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/abbott-solar-subsidies.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/abbott-solar-subsidies.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":30445,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/election-solar-power-mb1060\/","url_meta":{"origin":20441,"position":3},"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? While the post-mortem of Labor's loss will be debated for some time, e.g. the \" Adani factor\" in Queensland, the reality is Prime Minister Morrison, ScoMo, Scooter - however you\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General Solar & Storage News"","block_context":{"text":"General Solar & Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"PM Scott Morrison - solar panels","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/morrison-solar-power.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/morrison-solar-power.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/morrison-solar-power.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/morrison-solar-power.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/morrison-solar-power.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":19841,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/small-scale-technology-percentage\/","url_meta":{"origin":20441,"position":4},"title":"Tony Abbott And Craig Kelly Want Frydenberg To Fiddle With His Small-scale Knob","author":"Ronald Brakels","date":"March 15, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Tony Abbott recently made a comment about the STCs that reduce the cost of rooftop solar to households and are commonly called the \"solar rebate\"[1. 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":23492,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/accc-liberal-national-solar-mb0706\/","url_meta":{"origin":20441,"position":5},"title":"ACCC Peddles Solar Subsidy Axing To Nationals, Liberals Next","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"August 14, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The ACCC's Rod Sims yesterday briefed National Party MPs on a suite of recommendations on electricity affordability, including the premature axing of Australia's solar subsidy. In July, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission published a 398 page report with 56 recommendations for restoring electricity affordability in Australia. Recommendation 24 stated\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "General Solar & Storage News"","block_context":{"text":"General Solar & Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Australia's solar subsidy facing the axe?","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/axe-solar-subsidy.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/axe-solar-subsidy.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/axe-solar-subsidy.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/axe-solar-subsidy.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20441","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20441"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20441\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20444,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20441\/revisions\/20444"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/20442"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20441"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20441"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20441"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}