Below is what is currently going on with Solar SA and issues facing the Solar Industry in Australia. Have a read!

If you have any views you'd like to share or express on issues regarding solar please use the Enquiry Form. We'll make an effort to include your views on this website.

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3/11/2008

Solar Schools $50,000!!!

The Australian Government has up to $50,000 (Ex GST) for each school in Australia to install Photovoltaic Solar Panels through the NSSP, give us a call and we can assist you with the whole process from system design to paperwork assistance. Solar SA has a dedicated team for schools assistance so contact us to take advantage of our knowledge and service.

Email Solar SA NSSP Team
or call 08 8165 1346

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30/10/2008

The future of the $8,000 federal rebate is not looking promising with the federal governments Climate Change Minister Penny Wong refusing to guarantee the rebate has a future.

The rebate may not be avaliable in 3 months time........

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30/10/2008

As of July this year in South Australia a net feed in scheme was introduced. This means excess power that your solar panel system exports will be credited at 44 cents. Some retailers are choosing to top this up by up to 20 cents.

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2/07/2008

The Federal Labour Government will not review its decision to means test for the solar panel rebate says Treasurer Wayne Swan .

Click on this link to sign a petition by Chanel 7's Sunrise program to scrap the rebate means test on solar panels...Hopefully people power can over turn this decision. 

Sunrise Petition

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19/05/2008

Following the Federal Government Budget there have been changes to the PVRP. It is now called the Solar Homes and Community Plan.
The rebate has now been capped by the ALP at 6000 homes per annum nationally and it will also be means tested.
The household must have a gross taxible income of no more than $100,000 per annum in the most recent tax year prior to the application.

 
The $8000 rebate has now been capped by the ALP at 6000 homes per year nationally and the household must have a gross taxible income of no more than $100,000 as of the May 13th 2008 ALP Budget.

For more information on the Federal Government Photovoltaic Rebate, click here.
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26/11/2007

Following the 2007 Election the ALP are now in power and there are some
slight changes to the PVRP Scheme.
$8000 rebate for Solar PV capped at 3000 households per year for five years.
$20,000 for every school in Australia to install Solar PV plus a further $30,000 open to PV as well as other energy efficiency measures.
Low interest HECS-style loans scheme up to $10,000 per household
Commitment to develop consistent national approach to feed-in tariffs.
South Shores Solar Finished

23/11/2007

South Shores Villas Solar Completed...

The 61 Villas at South Shores have finally been finished.
Each Villa is "Sporting" a Thin Film Mitsubishi Grid Connected Solar Panel System with SMA Inverter.

Federal Government Rebate for Solar Hot Water Systems !!!

3/08/2007

It was recently announced that there is now a $1000 federal Government Rebate on Solar Hot Water!!!

Ad this to the $700 State rebate and you now have a total of $1700 in Rebates,
WOW!!!

Changes to the Rebate Program

10/07/2007

It has just been announced that the Federal Photovoltaic Rebate Programme which previously was administered by each States own department will now be administered by the Department of the Environment and Water Resources / Australian Greenhouse Office in Canberra. This should bring all of the states in line with each other under one administrative body.
Double the federal rebate for SOLAR

WOW!, FANTASTIC NEWS    9/05/2007

Peter Costello Stated in his 2007 Budget Speech.

"We want to encorage homeowners to install solar panels across Australia. The current rebates will be doubled so that house holds will receive up to $8000 for installing an average system, which costs around $14000 a rebate of over 50%.
Grants of up to $12000 will be avaliable for solar panels in schools and community buildings."

Feed In Discussion Paper

23/02/2007

Have you heard the latest announcement from the South Australian Government regarding the higher purchase price for Green Units of Electricity exported from Grid Connected PV Solar Systems.

At present, customers who sell electricity back to the power companies when they produce excess power, sell that power for the same price as they buy it. This inititive looks to increase this to 1 sold unit being worth up to 2 bought units. Now thats handy!


Will The Rebate Stay?
16/11/2006

Have a look at the link below to see what the Australian Treasurer said to the Channel 7 Sunrise Crew regarding the rebate for Photovoltaic Panels.

FANTASTIC! What a win for people power and congratulations to Channel 7's Sunrise program and crew for their fantastic effort to Cool the Globe!!!

Save the Federal Government Rebate!!!
25/10/2006

The Federal Government are looking to remove the residential rebate for Solar Panels. Channel Sevens Sunrise program are currently running an online petition to save the rebate so click on the link below and sign up to save it...


www.sunrisefamily.com.au/current/petition/

New State Government Incentives!!
2/10/2006

Have you heard the latest announcement from the South Australian Government regarding the higher purchase price for Green Units of Electricity exported from Grid Connected PV Solar Systems.

At present, customers who sell electricity back to the power companies when they produce excess power, sell that power for the same price as they buy it. This inititive looks to increase this to 1 sold unit being worth up to 2 bought units. Now thats handy!
Check back to this page regularly for updates on this announcement.
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For more info click on the link below to read the BCSE Media Release.

www.bcse.org.au/default.asp?id=49&articleid=468

New Solar SA Website
20/09/2006

Solar SA's new website is finally up and running.
South Shores Development
19/09/2006

South Shores Development outside Normanville South Australia is streaming ahead. In total 61 Homes will be fitted with solar. All systems are comprised of Mitsubishi Thin Film Modules and SMA Sunny Boy inverters.
To date 17 villa's are now producing their own power, with more being commissioned each month.