{"id":2425,"date":"2013-04-22T11:45:46","date_gmt":"2013-04-22T01:15:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=2425"},"modified":"2017-10-25T10:16:18","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T23:46:18","slug":"retro-solar-tax-it-couldnt-happen-here-could-it","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/retro-solar-tax-it-couldnt-happen-here-could-it\/","title":{"rendered":"Retro solar tax: it couldn\u2019t happen here&#8230;could it?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2427\" style=\"width: 510px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/retro-solar-tax-it-couldnt-happen-here-could-it\/solar-tax\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-2427\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2427\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2427\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/solar-tax.jpg\" alt=\"a tax sign and 2 solar panels\" width=\"500\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2427\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Belgians living in Flanders are now taxed for owning solar power!<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">Know how you wake up in a cold sweat after a particularly bad nightmare readers? And I mean really bad dream (no not the one about NSW premier big, bad Barry \u201cBumper\u201d O\u2019Farrell and the three <a title=\"Feed In Tariffs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/systems\/feed-in-tariffs\/\">feed-in tariffs<\/a> \u2014 that\u2019s another story). Sitting bolt upright as your eyes slam awake you look around and calm yourself by saying \u201cThank [insert deity], it was all a dream\u201d. Well your correspondent had the same visceral reaction when a particularly piece of nasty news reached his inbox this week.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 13px; line-height: 19px;\">Though, regrettably, the \u201cit was only a dream\u201d part may be questionable.<!--more--><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Let me explain.<\/p>\n<p>The faraway region of Flanders in the country of Belgium (beautiful and friendly despite being used as the doormat of Europe for hundreds of years) is undergoing a solar energy crisis. Indeed like the economies of many nations in that troubled continent, things are looking down. Only 606 kW of PV capacity was installed in the first two months of 2013, according to Alex Polfliet, the head of the local solar energy association PV Vlaandern. That&#8217;s only 100 average sized 3kW systems per month! A pittance. \u00a0Mr Polfliet told renewable energy magazine PHOTON that the situation was akin to a \u201cdisaster\u201d for Flanders\u2019 solar power.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to blame the grinding to a halt of the solar power market in Flanders as the:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201c&#8230; direct result of the introduction of a <strong>retroactive grid tax<\/strong> for all PV systems installed in Flanders and cuts to the region\u2019s green certificate (GC) program.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Retroactive grid tax? What? Here\u2019s where the cold sweat started to kick in folks. You see in recent years it has become a bit of an Aussie tradition to make swingeing cuts to solar power tariffs and other renewable energy programs in the aftermath of an election. Indeed the tradition of belting solar power with a baseball bat following at the completion of an election cycle is becoming about as predictable as a batting collapse by the Aussie cricket team.<\/p>\n<p>With a federal election called for September, should solar power fans be concerned about the introduction of a similar retrospective solar grid tax ? Ouch! Would it be possible that the knuckle-dragging, fossil-fuel loving, climate change denying party apparatchiks of both Labor and Coalition would even consider such an extreme and dangerous move?<\/p>\n<p>But that couldn\u2019t happen here in Oz could it readers? Not with the forward thinking, knowing-what\u2019s-best-for-the-people type of pollies who polish their bums on the seats in Canberra (and the state capitals). Surely reason would prevail as the respective major parties would see renewable (particularly solar) power as the future for our country\u2019s energy needs? If anything wouldn\u2019t they increase taxes and reduce subsidies for polluting fossil fuel industries?<\/p>\n<p>No, unlike Flanders, we\u2019re OK. (Reality check: Hang on&#8230;wait, what am I saying&#8230;be afraid readers. Be very afraid.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Know how you wake up in a cold sweat after a particularly bad nightmare readers? And I mean really bad dream (no not the one about NSW premier big, bad Barry \u201cBumper\u201d O\u2019Farrell and the three feed-in tariffs \u2014 that\u2019s another story). 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The Smart Energy Council has teamed up with Solar Citizens on a petition campaign on saving the Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES), the signatures on which will be\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General Solar &amp; Storage News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"General Solar &amp; Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Angus Taylor and the solar subsidy","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/angus-taylor-energy.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/angus-taylor-energy.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/angus-taylor-energy.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/angus-taylor-energy.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":42630,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-power-fire-mb1661\/","url_meta":{"origin":2425,"position":2},"title":"Warning From FRNSW On Solar Power System Safety\u00a0","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"August 28, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Fire and Rescue NSW has sounded a new warning after another solar PV related incident in the state. The Camden Advertiser reports FRNSW responded to a call on Wednesday morning after smoke was reported \"coming from a switch\" (assumed isolator switch) connected to solar panels on the rooftop of a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General Solar &amp; Storage News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"General Solar &amp; Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Solar power system fires - FRNSW","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/solar-panel-fire.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/solar-panel-fire.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/solar-panel-fire.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/solar-panel-fire.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/solar-panel-fire.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":41673,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/renters-victoria-solar-mb1618\/","url_meta":{"origin":2425,"position":3},"title":"Victorian Government Wants Solar Panels On More Rental Homes","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"July 28, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"An expansion of Victoria's Solar Homes program is providing landlords with an interest-free loan in addition to the state's generous solar subsidy. Victoria's solar panel rebate currently offers homeowners (including landlords) a subsidy of up to $1,850 on a solar power system, plus there's the very generous national \"solar rebate\"\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General Solar &amp; Storage News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"General Solar &amp; Storage News","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/category\/solar-battery-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Solar power for renters in Victoria","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/solar-renters-victoria.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/solar-renters-victoria.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/solar-renters-victoria.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/solar-renters-victoria.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/solar-renters-victoria.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":391,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/the-top-10-things-to-check-on-every-solar-panel-specification\/","url_meta":{"origin":2425,"position":4},"title":"Are you getting the best Solar Panels? 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