AAP General News (Australia)
04-13-2010
Qld: New rebates of $500, $1000 for solar hot water
BRISBANE, April 13 AAP - Queenslanders will be able to claim up to $1000 toward the
cost of solar hot water under a rejigged state government scheme.
The Bligh government was forced to cancel and redesign its solar hot water scheme in
March after the federal government changed its program.
Premier Anna Bligh had promised 200,000 discounted systems where householders paid
$500 and pensioners $100 for the installation of solar hot water systems or heat pumps.
But when the federal government dropped its rebate by $600 the state government was
left with a funding gap of $100 million.
Ms Bligh told Parliament on Tuesday the state's new $60 million scheme would provide
a $600 rebate to householders and $1000 for low-income earners and pensioners for systems
bought after Tuesday.
Rebate payments would be made from July 1 and would be in addition to any other federal
government or local government rebates that may apply over the life of the scheme, she
said.
"With a state rebate for a pensioner of $1000, a Commonwealth rebate of $1000, renewable
energy certificates of around $1300, the total of the possible incentives that someone
seeking to switch to solar hot water might be eligible for comes to $3300," Ms Bligh said.
"That puts it into the much more affordable range for many, many Queenslanders."
She said the purchase and installation of solar hot water ranged from $3800 to more than $6000.
"The challenge is for the solar hot water companies of Queensland to now deliver a
competitive price for Queenslanders," she said.
The Premier said it was not possible to forecast demand for the scheme but funding
would be regularly reviewed.
She said traditional electric hot water systems could consume up to 30 per cent of
total household electricity and add 25 per cent to the bill.
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KEYWORD: SOLAR QLD
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