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With the costs being too high and limited consumption of power, there is little incentive for farmers to start using solar power.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"EN-AU\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Some systems will only pay for the energy returned back to the local power grid where there is a specific cap on the amount of power that will be paid for. The president has stressed how, because of this, the state of <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Victoria<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\"> is missing out and that it is not necessary to have any limits on the payments for solar power.<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"EN-AU\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">This has also greatly discouraged the use of solar energy, which is more effective than wind turbines, to be employed for residential as well as commercial and farming industries. <\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Queensland farmers who make an initial investement\u00a0 of around $300-$350,000 can expect to se returns running at around $40,000 a year if they make use of 500-600 sm of their land.<\/p>\n<p><strong><span lang=\"EN-AU\"><span style=\"font-weight: normal;\">Farmers want co-operation that will encourage them to produce much needed green, clean, free energy not only for themselves but for their 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