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Miranda blog People power lifts solar hopes – Weekly Times Now

People power lifts solar hopes Weekly Times Now 21 Jan 09

GOING solar? You’d be mad not to by June 30 if your home is grid-connected. An $8000 rebate for households with income less than $100,000 ends then.

From July 1, the rebate is open to all-comers, regardless of income, and it changes to $7500 and all in renewable energy certificates, or RECs as they’re known.

In rural areas, voluntary groups are spending hours organising bulk-buy deals on solar panels for houses.

The rebates are fab and the work these unpaid enthusiasts are doing is nothing short of astounding.

Groups from Mildura to Murchison, Ballarat to Portland and Castlemaine to Strathfieldsaye have called public meetings and negotiated with solar-system buyers, installers, electricians and contractors to come up with various packages to encourage householders to install power-generating, solar and photovoltaic panels on their roofs.

The Murchison Goes Solar mob has settled on a bulk-buy scheme that means eligible households outlay a mere $100 deposit. No big upfront payments are required, even though the standard one kilowatt system costs more than $11,000.

Miranda blog People power lifts solar hopes – Weekly Times Now

January 21, 2009 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | ENERGY