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Farmers in Tasmania considering going solar may want to take advantage of the \nstate’s On-Farm Energy Audit and Capital Grant program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Under the program, farmers can receive financial support to engage a \nqualified consultant to review their energy use and then implement any \nrecommended energy efficiency measures, such as the installation of solar panels \nor other renewable energy options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Up to $20,000 per applicant is available, which can be spread across an audit \nand purchase of capital infrastructure. For every $2 of Audit Grant funds \nprovided, successful applicants must contribute at least $1. For every $1 of \nCapital Infrastructure Grant funds provided, the applicant must contribute at \nleast $1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Program funding of $750,000 was to be spread over three years from 2018\/19 to \n2020\/21. According \nto<\/a> the Hodgman Government, $225, 000 in grants have already been provided. \nWith the funding for 2018\/19 already close to exhausted and continuing strong \ninterest in the program, the funding allocation for 2019-20 has brought forward \ninto this financial year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Energy audits are necessary to secure the capital grants cash. The State \nGovernment suggests contacting the Energy Efficiency Council<\/a> or \n Irrigation Australia<\/a> \nfor advice on locating a suitably qualified consultant. Suggested questions to \nask a potential consultant are listed \nin the program guidelines<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Among the eligibility criteria for the grants is a farm business must be operating as either a sole trader, trust, partnership or private company and have an annual sales turnover of $5 million or less.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Further information on the On-Farm Energy Audit and Capital Grant program can \nbe found here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Program is a key part of the Hodgman Government’s goals of boosting the competitiveness of \nagriculture in Tasmania and increase the annual farm gate value of the sector to $10 billion a year by 2050. \nAccording to Energy Minister Guy Barnett, last year the food sector in Tasmania \nwas worth a combined $4.1 billion, with around three-quarters of production sold \ninterstate or overseas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“With more than a quarter of Tasmania\u2019s land area committed to \n agriculture we need to get right behind our farmers to support our farming \n future,” said<\/a> \n Minister Barnett last year.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

With energy costs always a concern for farmers and extensive shedding on many \nproperties, farms can be great candidates for commercial solar power. Currently, \na good quality commercial \nsolar installation<\/a> costs around $1,000 \u2013 $1,300 per kW installed in \nAustralia, so there’s the potential for farmers to install a significant system \nunder the Tasmanian Government’s program without having to spend a lot of their \nown cash. Farmers are also eligible for Australia’s major solar \nsubsidy<\/a>, which will reduce the cost of a commercial-scale installation by \nmany thousands of dollars.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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