{"id":3892,"date":"2014-08-11T13:20:08","date_gmt":"2014-08-11T02:50:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=3892"},"modified":"2017-10-25T10:01:27","modified_gmt":"2017-10-24T23:31:27","slug":"solar-charges-ahead-oz-energy-sector-jobs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/solar-charges-ahead-oz-energy-sector-jobs\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 20,000 solar workers expected by 2018 despite Abbott&#8217;s efforts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_3894\" style=\"width: 660px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/solar-jobs.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3894\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3894\" src=\"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/solar-jobs.jpg\" alt=\"panels going on straw house\" width=\"650\" height=\"488\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-3894\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Hot water panels for SQHQ, proudly installed by some of Australia&#8217;s 13,000 solar workers.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Jobs in the Australian solar industry is a topic that doesn&#8217;t excite the pro-fossil fuel press and shriekback radio all that much. Instead the headlines and radio waves over renewables are dominated by imagined consequences of the carbon tax and the repetition of outright lies about the consequences of the Renewable Energy Target (RET).<\/p>\n<p>Witness the recent pressure brought to bear as pro-fossil fuel lobbyists attempt to sway the stacked review board with outright mistruths on the benefit of the Renewable Energy Target. Truth has definitely been the first casualty as the war on renewables enters its next, more destructive phase.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->But an honest, balanced (ha!) discussion should include debate over jobs growth in the energy sector. It should answer the questions: Where are the main drivers of employment? How are Australians benefitting? What are the future employment prospects?<\/p>\n<p>The Australia Institute (TAI), in its report: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tai.org.au\/content\/will-we-let-sun-shine\" target=\"_blank\">Will we let the sun shine in?: Trends in the Australian Solar Industry<\/a> shows jobs in the Australian solar industry has far outstripped those in the coal-fired sector. According to the findings, the increase in solar jobs has grown from 2008 when the industry only employed 1,800 people.<\/p>\n<p>Jobs growth is but one of the many benefits of solar energy to consumers. Indeed TAI makes the following key points in favour of solar energy as they affect Australian households:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Jobs<\/strong>. The solar industry employs 13,000 people, according to the TAI report, which is \u201c&#8230;significantly more than the number of people employed by coal fired power stations in Australia.\u201d With another 8000 jobs due to be added by 2018, it\u2019s clear the solar industry is one of the current main drivers of jobs growth in the Australian energy sector. This is expected to increase in the future \u2014 with or without government support.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Downward pressure on the price of electricity<\/strong>. As electricity prices skyrocket due to mismanagement by energy companies and overinvestment in infrastructure such as poles and wires, solar power is becoming more attractive to consumers. This is driving down the cost of household energy at a time when we, as consumers, are suffering horrendous price hikes. The recent decision by the federal government to align gas with world demand will also cause a major hike in domestic gas prices, making renewables such as solar even more attractive.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Innovation\/Productivity<\/strong>. Not just productivity in the installation of solar panels (where the report states that Australian installers outperform their US counterparts) but also innovation in the number of solar energy-based financial models being offered to customers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Interestingly \u00a0TAI make the point that the key threat to a solar energy future in Australia is the destructive tendency by the fossil fuel sector to secure regulatory privileges from the government (aka \u201cblack tape\u201d).<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cWhile falling costs and growing consumer support for solar PV will inevitably drive significant increases in market share a potential barrier to the short term growth of the solar PV industry in Australia is the ability of the existing energy industry to secure regulatory protections which impede, or increase the cost of, solar PV installation,\u201d says the report.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf Australia is to benefit from the employment, price, export and environmental benefits of solar PV it will be necessary to avoid the creation of such \u2018black tape\u2019.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>With renewable energy clearly the future for the country, jobs in the Australian solar industry must be at the centre of the debate. Not only does the solar industry have the potential to be the main player in jobs in the energy sector but also proven to be more nimble when it comes to responding to customer needs.<\/p>\n<p>Finally ninety percent of Australians surveyed by The Australia Institute want more electricity from solar power. If that doesn\u2019t clinch the argument, nothing will.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jobs in the Australian solar industry is a topic that doesn&#8217;t excite the pro-fossil fuel press and shriekback radio all that much. Instead the headlines and radio waves over renewables are dominated by imagined consequences of the carbon tax and the repetition of outright lies about the consequences of the Renewable Energy Target (RET). 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