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Fears proposal to charge households with solar panels to export electricity will kill demand for solar energy – ABC News
Thousands of Australian households have installed solar panels to save on power bills – but a controversial proposal that would enable energy companies to charge…
An energy expert has hit out at a new proposal to charge solar panel users for exporting their excess electricity, labelling it a “sun tax” and arguing it will cost solar households more than is being estimated by the independent statutory body pushing the changes.
Key points:
- For years, solar panel owners have been able to sell their surplus energy back into the electricity grid through feed-in tariffs
- The AEMC is proposing a new system that would allow electricity networks to charge owners to export…
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