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Image: Michael Daley<\/p><\/div>\n

NSW Labor likely had the Liberals in a flap on the weekend with the announcement of a generous solar rebate should it win the upcoming state election.<\/p>\n

Under Labor’s Solar Homes policy, owner-occupied households with a combined income of $180,000 or less would be eligible for a rebate of up to $2,200 on the installation of a solar power system. 500,000 solar panel rebates would be offered over a period of ten years, with an aim of bringing the state to over a million solar homes 1<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\n

Approximately 17.8% of dwellings in NSW had solar systems installed as at late October last year according to<\/a> the Australian Photovoltaic Institute; putting New South Wales well behind Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia in this regard.<\/p>\n

The policy was announced by NSW Labor leader Michael Daley.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Liberals have privatised electricity and overseen the massive increases in power bills, our solar homes policy will provide the help that families need,” said<\/a> Mr. Daley. “A government led by me will take climate change seriously, and support renewable energy across NSW.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

NSW Labor says its policy would add an extra 2 GW\/2000 MW of PV capacity once it has run its course. That would be based on systems averaging 4kW, but the average system size is larger these days2<\/a><\/sup> so the policy could result in significantly more nameplate capacity in place.<\/p>\n

It’s not clear yet as to what sized system would need to be installed to attract the full $2,200 and assumed is the NSW-specific rebate would be in addition to Australia’s existing major solar subsidy<\/a>, which can knock thousands off the cost of going solar<\/a>. If the $2,200 is available for a 4kW system, the Solar Homes policy would bring down the cost of a good quality, well-installed system to somewhere between $1,800 and $3,800 based on current pricing and national subsidy levels.<\/p>\n

Depending on various factors, a 4kW system can generate electricity equivalent to average NSW household consumption. However, some of that energy may not be consumed by the home, but exported to the grid – and NSW feed in tariffs<\/a> are well under the cost of mains grid supplied electricity.<\/p>\n

Even with just the currently available national subsidy, home solar power<\/a> is a good investment in New South Wales and with the Solar Homes cash thrown in would make it an even better one.<\/p>\n

If Mr. Daley is NSW’s Premier after the state election on March 23, the Solar Homes program would commence in the 2019-2020 financial year. There’s not much other detail at the moment, aside from a mention Solar Homes would ensure systems were installed by accredited solar installers, using approved products.<\/p>\n

Smart Energy Council: Fantastic<\/h2>\n

Smart Energy Council CEO John Grimes welcomed the news.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will be a massive boost for families struggling with power bills and a real fillip3<\/a><\/sup> for the NSW solar industry,” said<\/a> Mr. Grimes. \u201cIt\u2019s fantastic for families, great for jobs and good news for our climate.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The Smart Energy Council called on the Berejiklian Liberal Government to match the commitment. The Berejiklian Government responded on Sunday with the announcement of an interest-free loan program for batteries or solar + storage – more on that here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

A Leaf From Victorian Labor’s Playbook<\/h2>\n

No doubt NSW Labor was looking across the border when creating this policy. Victoria’s solar rebate<\/a> offers a similar level of support, is similarly named and is also targeting hundreds of thousands of installations. It’s been a huge success so far; with many good solar installers<\/a> in the state run off their feet.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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