{"id":2195,"date":"2013-01-30T20:02:08","date_gmt":"2013-01-30T09:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=2195"},"modified":"2017-10-25T10:18:44","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T23:48:44","slug":"does-the-act-lead-the-solar-revolution-in-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/does-the-act-lead-the-solar-revolution-in-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Does the ACT lead the solar revolution in Australia?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2199\" style=\"width: 326px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/does-the-act-lead-the-solar-revolution-in-australia\/solar-canberra\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2199\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2199\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/solar-canberra.jpg\" alt=\"Solar Panels in Canberra\" width=\"316\" height=\"421\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2199\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Image: Parliament of Australia website<\/p><\/div>\n<p>If you think this column exists solely to bash the often non-existent solar energy policies of certain state governments and Her Majesty\u2019s Loyal Opposition you\u2019re mostly correct. We\u2019ve often been critical of the myopic policies taken towards solar in both federal and state capitals, a \u201cscorched earth\u201d policy directed by many pollies towards solar energy in particular.<\/p>\n<p>This lack of consistency for big solar investors as well as those wishing to install domestic solar systems is a major cause of the highly damaging \u201cboom and bust\u201d syndrome that has characterised the Australian solar energy sector.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>We use the word mostly though because, here at SQHQ, we\u2019re big fans of the go-ahead, positive approach taken to solar power (and renewables in general) by the ACT government. In a territory surrounded by the prevarication, pandering and puerile posturing of federal pollies in the nation\u2019s capital, the ACT Labor government has come up with some of the most forward-thinking policies and support for solar power.<\/p>\n<p>Just late last year the ACT announced the Spanish company Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV) had won a reverse auction to build a 20MW solar power facility, to be named Royalla, in the District of Tuggeranong. See <a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/act-solar-power-facility-not-just-hot-air\/\">here<\/a> for more coverage of the announcement.<\/p>\n<p>The ACT pollies added to their reputation for being pro solar in an announcement last week that the latest stage of the energy company ActewAGL\u2019s proposal to build a large-scale solar plant south of Canberra has received state government approval.<\/p>\n<p>According to attorney-general Simon Corbell, environmental clearance had been granted<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201c&#8230;because the detailed studies that have already been undertaken by ActewAGL and also by the fact that the site has received clearances through the Federal Government&#8217;s environment protection legislation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If they were to proceed with the proposal, the next stage would be to lodge a development application which would then be publicly notified,&#8221; he said.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Which all sounds a lot more positive than the reaction from certain other state governments doesn\u2019t it readers? 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This is an issue that's not going away soon. It's only getting worse as our cities grow. 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