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Solar tax may be outrageous. But is it as bad as it sounds? – RenewEconomy
Solar households have every right to feel aggrieved about the idea of an export tax. And the issue has divided the solar industry.
Solar households are outraged. There is no other way to describe it. The very idea of a tax on solar power sent by rooftop systems to the grid is untenable to most, particularly in the midst of a clean energy transition where the massive uptake of rooftop solar is one of the few success stories.
The issue is on the front page of many newspapers, and hot on the airwaves. I was talking on ABC Radio Canberra on Friday morning and solar householders were not happy.
“I feel ripped off. The government…
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