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\"Victorian<\/p>\n

July’s allocation of Victoria’s solar power rebate went fast, but it had nothing on the speed August’s quota flew out the door – again leaving many disappointed and the state’s home solar sector deeper in crisis.<\/p>\n

July’s allocation was fully subscribed within 3 days<\/a>. August’s allocation of rebates for solar power systems was released at 9am AEST yesterday and by 10am, the Solar Victoria counter indicated:<\/p>\n

\"Rebate<\/p>\n

By 10.45am, the counter read:<\/p>\n

\"Rebate<\/p>\n

Gone in well under 2 hours and some have put the timeframe at just 90 minutes. The small boost in rebate numbers for August didn’t even touch the sides of demand. Now fully subscribed, the next release won’t be available until September.<\/p>\n

More Victorian Solar Businesses To Go Bust<\/h2>\n

The Andrews Labor Government might consider this scheme a rip-roaring success, but more Victorian solar workers will be losing their jobs this month and more solar businesses will be shutting their doors for good as a result of the Solar Homes PV rebate debacle. And this is a fact the State Government is aware of.<\/p>\n

The level of rebate allocations is in effect putting a cap on sales activity. Prior to this mess, Victoria’s residential solar industry had matured and was doing well. Then the introduction of the first phase of the rebate last August saw existing businesses grow and new players enter the market to cater to demand. The demand remains, but Victorians are putting off installing solar until they can secure the state rebate – and some frustrated applicants may give up on going solar altogether.<\/p>\n

Among the recommended solutions to the rebate mess is a lowering of the maximum household income threshold and\/or halving the rebate, which will allow for doubling monthly allocations. These recommendations have apparently fallen on deaf ears.<\/p>\n

The Smart Energy Council says the Solar Homes Program has been a catastrophe for the Victorian home solar power sector.<\/p>\n

“This is devastating news for the Victorian solar industry, and follows the sudden closure of the program in April and a disastrous July, when the scheme was full within 60 hours,” said<\/a> Smart Energy Council CEO John Grimes. “A survey undertaken by the Smart Energy Council yesterday of 60 Victorian solar businesses found a staggering 80% of solar businesses polled have either closed or are concerned they will close as a result of the Solar Homes Program.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The SEC states its survey also found 77% of businesses said staff had been made redundant or were expected to be made redundant.<\/p>\n

SolarQuotes founder Finn Peacock’s take on the situation:<\/p>\n

“I think the industry has to take legal action.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A Cull With Major Collateral Damage?<\/h2>\n

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and Minister for Solar Homes Lily D’Ambrosio have been repeatedly warned<\/a> the approach to the rebooted rebate will kill off a big chunk<\/a> of the state’s residential solar sector. Hundreds of industry participants and supporters gathered on the steps of State Parliament last week to protest the way the scheme is being run<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The situation won’t just have the nasty knock-on effects of unemployment for many workers and their families, but customers of businesses that have closed their doors will face challenges with technical and warranty support. Furthermore, competition and choice in the Victorian market will decrease as businesses exit.<\/p>\n

With evidence mounting of the negative impact of this fiasco and the Victorian Government continuing to dig its heels in, the question now needs to be asked – is a cull of solar businesses the Andrews Labor Government’s intention? If so, it’s a very nasty way to go about it and the baby is being thrown out with the bathwater as good installation firms are among the victims.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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This was significantly longer than previous releases, but still\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":"Solar power rebate - Victoria","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/solar-power-victoria.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/solar-power-victoria.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/solar-power-victoria.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/solar-power-victoria.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/solar-power-victoria.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":32696,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/vret-boost-solar-mb1172\/","url_meta":{"origin":32473,"position":3},"title":"Victorian Government To Boost Renewables Jobs (Cough, Splutter)","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"August 14, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Victoria's Andrews Labor Government has introduced a Bill into parliament to legislate boosting Victoria\u2019s Renewable Energy Target (VRET) to 50 per cent by 2030. This is great, but... The current VRET, which set a goal of\u00a0 25 per cent renewables by 2020 and 40 per cent by 2025, was enshrined\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":"VRET and solar jobs","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/vret-solar-jobs.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/vret-solar-jobs.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/vret-solar-jobs.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/vret-solar-jobs.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/vret-solar-jobs.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":33139,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/victoria-solar-rebate-release-mb1196\/","url_meta":{"origin":32473,"position":4},"title":"Victorian Solar Rebate Release This Morning","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"September 2, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"The first tranche of September's boosted allocation of rebates for home solar power in Victoria will be released at 9am this morning - so, an interesting day (hours?) ahead. Last month's 3,767 rebates were snapped up in just 90 minutes, but per a Solar Victoria announcement last week, 6,500 rebates\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":"Victoria rebate for solar panels","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/solar-rebates-victoria-2.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/solar-rebates-victoria-2.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/solar-rebates-victoria-2.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/solar-rebates-victoria-2.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/solar-rebates-victoria-2.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":32306,"url":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/victoria-solar-rally-mb1149\/","url_meta":{"origin":32473,"position":5},"title":"Anger And Resolve At Victorian Solar Rally","author":"Michael Bloch","date":"July 26, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"A message that the Andrews Labor Government's rebooted Solar Homes PV rebate is an utter mess was delivered loud and clear yesterday in Melbourne. An estimated 300 solar business owners, workers and supporters gathered on the steps of State Parliament to protest how the scheme is being run. 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