Save Solar event in Sydney on September 17

Save Solar Forum In Sydney On September 17 http://www.energymatters.com.au/index.php?main_page=news_article&article_id=4483 The Australian Council is taking no prisoners in its battle to help retain Australia’s Renewable Energy Target and ruffling government feathers in the process.

The next destination for its very successful Save Solar marginal seats campaign is in Sydney.

The Council’s CEO, John Grimes says the government is becoming increasingly desperate.

“Their next tactic will be to try and vilify the Australian Solar Council and me personally,” he says. “The more they come after us, the more we know our campaign is working. We will not sell out on the 21,000 solar workers of Australia, or the 4,500 business that employ them. We will not sell out on the developers of large solar projects. But most of all, we will not sell out on the people of Australia who want to slash their power bills by installing solar PV and solar hot water.”

The recent forum in Queanbeyan was extremely well-attended – solar supporters were being turned away after the venue reached capacity; reflecting the findings of a recent survey that shows a vast majority of Australians have a passion for renewable energy.

“It is time to turn up the pressure – as we bring Save Solar to Sydney,” said Mr. Grimes.

The Sydney forum will focus on the Federal Electorate of Barton. It will be held at Wednesday, 17 September; from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM at Ramsgate RSL Club; on the corner of Ramsgate Road and Chuter Avenue, Sans Souci (Map).

In related news, the Clean Energy Council has released a new report stating New South Wales and Queensland would suffer the most if the Federal Government adopts the Warburton report recommendations to slash the Renewable Energy Target. New South Wales alone would lose $4.24 billion in projected investment out to 2020, and 4410 jobs would be at risk.

The Clean Energy Council briefing paper titled “The impact of cutting the Renewable Energy Target on state jobs and investment”, can be downloaded her