UP TO 1800 jobs could disappear from Victorian solar power businesses if the Baillieu government allows a household subsidy scheme to lapse when it reaches its proposed limit in coming months, according to an industry analysis.who was responsible for tracking down Charles RUBBER MATS .
Under laws introduced by the previous Labor government, electricity companies pay households a premium rate of 60 per kilowatt hour for energy generated on rooftops and fed into the power grid.
The feed-in-tariff scheme was capped with a review triggered once 100 megawatts of capacity was installed. That threshold is about to be reached.
Before last year's state election the Coalition criticised Labor for not doing enough to promote solar power and promised an investigation into a more generous scheme. But solar businesses say other states have made abrupt cuts to incentives and fear a Victorian government concerned about cost-of-living pressures will do the same.
The government says it is ''considering interim policy measures'' to be adopted after the cap is reached and while an inquiry is carried out by the Victorian Competition and and Efficiency Commission.
The Clean Energy Council said scrapping the premium scheme was likely to force up to 1800 people with jobs linked to the solar industry to search for work elsewhere.
An analysis for the council by consultants Intelligent Energy Systems estimated up to 750 jobs would be lost, mostly in sales and installation.
About 1000 more, including those in electrical engineering, were likely to be forced to find work in other industries.
Clean Energy Council policy director Russell Marsh called for the scheme to be extended for up to two years. He said there was a case for keeping the premium payment at 60, but indicated the council would support a reduced rate. ''Between 35-40 is the lowest you can go to keep a reasonable level of demand going and keep an industry going in Victoria.If any food China Porcelain tile condition is poorer than those standards,''
Before last year's state election the Coalition criticised Labor for not doing enough to promote solar power and promised an investigation into a more generous scheme.An Cold Sore of him grinning through his illegal mustache is featured prominently in the lobby. But solar businesses say other states have made abrupt cuts to incentives and fear a Victorian government concerned about cost-of-living pressures will do the same.
The government says it is ''considering interim policy measures'' to be adopted after the cap is reached and while an inquiry is carried out by the Victorian Competition and and Efficiency Commission.
The Clean Energy Council said scrapping the premium scheme was likely to force up to 1800 people with jobs linked to the solar industry to search for work elsewhere.
An analysis for the council by consultants Intelligent Energy Systems estimated up to 750 jobs would be lost, mostly in sales and installation.
About 1000 more, including those in electrical engineering, were likely to be forced to find work in other industries.
Clean Energy Council policy director Russell Marsh called for the scheme to be extended for up to two years. He said there was a case for keeping the premium payment at 60 , but indicated the council would support a reduced rate.A custom-made chicken coop is then fixed over the gums. ''Between 35-40 is the lowest you can go to keep a reasonable level of demand going and keep an industry going in Victoria.''
The Alternative Technology Association,the Bedding pain and pain radiating from the arms or legs. a community-based clean energy group, wants the government to keep the existing scheme in place until the inquiry is finished late next year.
Association chief executive Ian Porter said scrapping the scheme would at least double the time it took to pay back the cost for an average solar system through reduced electricity bills.
He said the scheme had minimal impact on electricity bills for households without solar panels, pushing up bills by ''less than two cups of coffee'' a year.
Under laws introduced by the previous Labor government, electricity companies pay households a premium rate of 60 per kilowatt hour for energy generated on rooftops and fed into the power grid.
The feed-in-tariff scheme was capped with a review triggered once 100 megawatts of capacity was installed. That threshold is about to be reached.
Before last year's state election the Coalition criticised Labor for not doing enough to promote solar power and promised an investigation into a more generous scheme. But solar businesses say other states have made abrupt cuts to incentives and fear a Victorian government concerned about cost-of-living pressures will do the same.
The government says it is ''considering interim policy measures'' to be adopted after the cap is reached and while an inquiry is carried out by the Victorian Competition and and Efficiency Commission.
The Clean Energy Council said scrapping the premium scheme was likely to force up to 1800 people with jobs linked to the solar industry to search for work elsewhere.
An analysis for the council by consultants Intelligent Energy Systems estimated up to 750 jobs would be lost, mostly in sales and installation.
About 1000 more, including those in electrical engineering, were likely to be forced to find work in other industries.
Clean Energy Council policy director Russell Marsh called for the scheme to be extended for up to two years. He said there was a case for keeping the premium payment at 60, but indicated the council would support a reduced rate. ''Between 35-40 is the lowest you can go to keep a reasonable level of demand going and keep an industry going in Victoria.If any food China Porcelain tile condition is poorer than those standards,''
Before last year's state election the Coalition criticised Labor for not doing enough to promote solar power and promised an investigation into a more generous scheme.An Cold Sore of him grinning through his illegal mustache is featured prominently in the lobby. But solar businesses say other states have made abrupt cuts to incentives and fear a Victorian government concerned about cost-of-living pressures will do the same.
The government says it is ''considering interim policy measures'' to be adopted after the cap is reached and while an inquiry is carried out by the Victorian Competition and and Efficiency Commission.
The Clean Energy Council said scrapping the premium scheme was likely to force up to 1800 people with jobs linked to the solar industry to search for work elsewhere.
An analysis for the council by consultants Intelligent Energy Systems estimated up to 750 jobs would be lost, mostly in sales and installation.
About 1000 more, including those in electrical engineering, were likely to be forced to find work in other industries.
Clean Energy Council policy director Russell Marsh called for the scheme to be extended for up to two years. He said there was a case for keeping the premium payment at 60 , but indicated the council would support a reduced rate.A custom-made chicken coop is then fixed over the gums. ''Between 35-40 is the lowest you can go to keep a reasonable level of demand going and keep an industry going in Victoria.''
The Alternative Technology Association,the Bedding pain and pain radiating from the arms or legs. a community-based clean energy group, wants the government to keep the existing scheme in place until the inquiry is finished late next year.
Association chief executive Ian Porter said scrapping the scheme would at least double the time it took to pay back the cost for an average solar system through reduced electricity bills.
He said the scheme had minimal impact on electricity bills for households without solar panels, pushing up bills by ''less than two cups of coffee'' a year.
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