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This numpty thinks he can rip up 75,000 commercial contracts!<\/p><\/div>\n

It was a grim atmosphere here at the SQHQ bunker earlier this week as Finn popped his head around the corner to deliver the news of the solar power betrayal in the West.<\/p>\n

He was talking of course of Premier Colin \u201cThe Backstabber\u201d Barnett and his chair sniffing mate “Two-up” Troy Buswell to slash the feed-in tariff in Western Australia from 40c to 20c in the next year. The decision, which (call me cynical) coincides with attempts to bend over backwards for the state\u2019s fossil fuel giants, will affect 75,000 WA households that installed solar from mid 2010 to 2011 on the promise of the 40c level. The cuts renege on a 10-year agreement to maintain solar feed-in tariffs in WA.<\/p>\n

Now if there\u2019s one thing that riles Finn (other than a flat tyre) its the violation of the sanctity of the business contract, particularly one that involves solar power!<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought the Libs were the ones who understood business and the value of a commercial contract!\u201d fumed Finn as he strode angrily around the SQHQ bunker.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

He\u2019s right of course readers. And Finn\u2019s nailing of the disgraceful (let\u2019s call a spade a spade) decision by Barnett and Buswell taps into a common theme in this column. That of certainty in the solar power sector.<\/p>\n

Many times we\u2019ve discussed the actions of state and federal governments having longer term effects than just their penny-pinching goals. For one it’s a revocation of leadership on climate change; it\u2019s also removing solar power systems from the range of some lower income families. However most importantly it is that point made so eloquently by Finn. The fact that people need to have trust in the contracts they have signed.<\/p>\n

Nothing damages an industry more than lack of trust that a contract signed will be the same in the next year or so. Or if, as seems in the West, the rug is incrementally being pulled from under the whole feed-in tariff agreement between governments and domestic solar power users.<\/p>\n

Would the solar power sector be better off without government subsidies? At least the chance of the boom and bust phenomenon seen so repeatedly in Australian solar power over the years would be reduced. Perhaps it would be a way to re-introduce certainty into the sector for both utility scale solar and domestic users?<\/p>\n

Wonder if Barnett\/Buswell have thought of cutting tax breaks and subsidies to fossil fuel industries as well as domestic solar power? After all this is a cost cutting exercise isn\u2019t it readers? Your thoughts, either here or over at our Facebook Page<\/a> are (as always) very welcome. And if you agree with us about the travesty of the WA decision and feel that you’d like to put your name down to voice your concern, we recommend you go to the Solar Citizens petition page<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Update: the WA government has reversed its decision for a retrospective cut in solar tariffs.\u00a0\u201cQuite simply, we got this decision wrong and we have to fix it,\u201d Premier Barnett said in a statement. \u201cWe have listened, and we appreciate the commitment that many people have made to take up renewable energy, like solar power.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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Back in 2010 when the solar industry was still finding its feet in Western Australia, the State Government\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":"Feed-in tariff in Western Australia","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/wa-solar-tariff.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/wa-solar-tariff.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/wa-solar-tariff.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/wa-solar-tariff.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/wa-solar-tariff.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":494,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/nsw-pollies-back-down-on-daft-retrospective-solar-feed-in-tariff-legislation\/","url_meta":{"origin":2773,"position":2},"title":"NSW Pollies Back Down On Daft Retrospective Solar Feed In Tariff Legislation","author":"Staff Writer","date":"June 10, 2011","format":false,"excerpt":"By Rich Bowden The NSW Government\u2019s decision to reinstate the solar fund feed-in tariff to 60c per kilowatt hour has come in reaction to bitter criticism, not just from solar investors and the solar industry but all sides of politics. Opponents of the decision to reduce the compensation to 40c\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":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":23211,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/gcl-hanwha-suntech-mb0692\/","url_meta":{"origin":2773,"position":3},"title":"GCL New Energy Scoops Up Solar Panels At ~40c (AUD) A Watt","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"August 2, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"China's GCL New Energy has announced solar panel purchase agreements with Wuxi Suntech and Hanwha Q Cells for a collective capacity of 200MW. The company has entered into an agreement with Wuxi Suntech for the supply and purchase of 100MW of Suntech solar panels at unit price of not higher\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":"GCL New Energy - Hanwha Q Cells - Wuxi Suntech","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/gcl-new-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\/08\/gcl-new-energy.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/gcl-new-energy.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/gcl-new-energy.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":42553,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wa-feed-in-tariff-slashed\/","url_meta":{"origin":2773,"position":4},"title":"Feed-In Tariff For New Solar Slashed In Western Australia — Only 3 Cents Before 3 PM!","author":"Ronald Brakels","date":"September 1, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Update July 30th 2022: The 3 cent DEBs feed-in tariff was reduced to 2.5 cents on July 1st 2022.\u00a0 The 10 cent rate from 3 pm to 9 pm remains the same. 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