SA: Solar power producers to get bigger incentives

AAP General News (Australia)
02-15-2008
SA: Solar power producers to get bigger incentives

The South Australian parliament's passed the first laws in Australia .. allowing consumers
to make a profit on solar power they generate at home.

Under the new feed-in laws .. consumers using solar power will be paid twice what they're
normally charged .. for any electricity they return to the grid.

Until now .. the returned power's been paid for at the same rate as any power used
.. providing little incentive for consumers to invest in solar conversions.

The state government says its legislation's groundbreaking .. and it expects the federal
government to introduce similar measures on a national basis soon.

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KEYWORD: SOLAR (ADELAIDE)

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