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Australian Greens will push for a Renewable Energy Feed-In Tariff

The petition is still active and can be viewed at FeedInTariff.com.au.

Greens Senate Victory And Australia’s Solar Power Revolution : Renewable Energy News, 25 Aug 2010, While Australia starts the working week still not knowing who will take the reins of the country, the Greens having won the balance of power in the Senate is very good news for renewable energy…..
One of the cornerstones of the Greens’ renewable energy policies is a national gross feed-in tariff that would pay a uniform premium rate for all electricity generated by systems large and small – from home solar power systems to major wind farms. Currently Australia has a fractured feed-in tariff system with various States having their own programs and most working under the net model; meaning the premium rate is only paid on electricity generated surplus to consumption.

Greens Deputy Leader Senator Christine Milne championed a bill for a national, gross feed-in tariff in July 2008. The bill was supported in principle by a Senate Committee and sent to COAG for consideration, but never acted upon…..

Energy Matters’ has been active in supporting Senator Milne’s feed-in tariff bill and launched an online petition calling for a national, uniform gross feed in tariff for solar power that has so far attracted over 20,000 signatures. The results of the petition were tabled in Parliament by Senator Milne last year. The petition is still active and can be viewed at FeedInTariff.com.au.        Greens Senate Victory And Australia’s Solar Power Revolution : Renewable Energy News

August 25, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | AUSTRALIA - NATIONAL, climate change - global warming, energy, politics, solar, wind | antinuclear, Australia, climate change, climate change - global warming, energy, Feed-In Tariff, radiation, radioactive, renewable, solar, wind