{"id":49106,"date":"2021-04-07T07:02:21","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T20:32:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/?p=49106"},"modified":"2024-10-02T12:42:04","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T03:12:04","slug":"tasmania-labor-solar-mb1945","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.solarquotes.com.au\/blog\/tasmania-labor-solar-mb1945\/","title":{"rendered":"Tasmanian Labor Spruiks Solar And Battery Loans"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Solar power is a winner – and Tasmanian Labor is using the passion for PV to try and win over voters when Tasmanians go to the polls on May 1. <\/p>\n

Tasmania has done pretty well under the current government on the renewable energy front, reaching 100 per cent last year. But much of that is thanks to wind and hydro energy.<\/p>\n

Solar power is still a bit player and there are no big solar farms in Tasmania – the largest system I could find in the state is SRT Logistics’ 584kW installation<\/a> in Devonport.<\/p>\n

Uptake of small-scale solar systems also lags behind the other states. The Australian Photovoltaic Institute puts the estimated percentage<\/a> of dwellings with PV systems in Tasmania at 16.7%. As at the end of February this year, around 40,300 sub-100kW systems had been installed across the state.<\/p>\n

The lower uptake is due in part to higher system prices and less energy output compared to other states. SQ’s Ronald recently wrote about how to succeed with solar in Tasmania<\/a> and SolarQuotes founder Finn has created a video on everything Tasmanians need to know before they get quotes for a solar power system (added<\/strong> – text version of the Solar 101 Tasmanian Edition is here<\/a>).<\/p>\n