{"id":2516,"date":"2013-05-13T08:49:59","date_gmt":"2013-05-12T22:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=2516"},"modified":"2017-10-25T10:15:42","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T23:45:42","slug":"how-to-avoid-solar-energy-cuts-in-the-dreaded-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/how-to-avoid-solar-energy-cuts-in-the-dreaded-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"The dreaded Budget: How to avoid solar energy cuts"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Treasurer Swan’s alleged tools of trade.<\/p><\/div>\n

As the Federal Budget approaches, renewable energy supporters \u2014 including solar power fans \u2014 tend to get a bit twitchy. You know the deal folks, Julia \u201cThe Ranga Boss Lady\u201d Gillard tells Wayne \u201cThe Knife\u201d Swan that we\u2019re not getting enough revenue from the carbon tax and to go find some more.<\/p>\n

The Knife then goes through the options: Tax polluters more? Pop round Gina \u201cThe Big G\u201d place with the hat asking for more shekels Oliver Twist-style? Try another, fairer, mining tax?<\/p>\n

Of course not. There\u2019s the old, safe and tried-and-true option of gouging and cutting Government subsidies to renewable energy programs. This usually means two things: (1) The Treasurer (bless ‘im) sets solar energy squarely in his crosshairs and (2) the familiar \u201cboom and bust\u201d cycle takes its next inexorable turn as investors head for the door.<\/p>\n

The feds (once again) show their preference for fossil fuel polluters over renewables when the money gets a bit tight.<\/p>\n

Luckily a number of pro-renewable energy groups have seen this scenario on the horizon and have set up a petition at paidtopollute.org.au<\/a> where you can go and petition the Treasurer to end subsidies to polluters. We encourage you to do so.<\/p>\n

The campaign to end polluter handouts (and therefore balance the budget without having to slash renewable energy programs) is of course laudable. Imagine the extra money in the feds Budget should polluters be made to pay instead of receiving ever increasing handouts? (Hops down off high horse as feels self entering rant mode).<\/p>\n

However the very fact that we \u2014 as solar fans \u2014 should be concerned about cutbacks to renewable energy programs raises another question. Should we, as the solar sector, be concerned about a lack of government support?<\/p>\n

This is a variation on a theme that we at SQHQ have been banging on about for quite a while now. Rather than businesses withholding investments due to a lack of certainty in the solar sector (the aforementioned boom and bust factor), would a different approach to Government subsidies be more productive?<\/p>\n

I speak here of a German-style sliding scale of Government support. One where subsidies are reduced as the solar sector establishes itself. The subsidies end as the sector is able to stand on its own two feet and investment is more or less guaranteed.<\/p>\n

Arguments could be made that the familiar \u201cboom and bust\u201d cycle is what periodically kills the solar sector and a more guaranteed subsidy would add that all important certainty for investors. Secondly, taxpayers would be more likely to accept solar (and renewable) subsidies should this system be in place. Thirdly it would prevent cost-cutting Treasurers all over the land from casting their leery eyes over subsidies for solar power (the future of Australian energy) while sharpening the Budget knives.<\/p>\n

What say you solar fans? Let\u2019s continue the debate either here in the comments or over at our Facebook Page<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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