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The subsidy for the solar power was introduced to create an incentive for people to get involved. Solar power costs were very high before an economy of scale was established. Compared to now the prices were incredibly high. Those of us who wanted to do the right thing and expend the money ought not to be penalised either. Earlier adoption in this case was seen as requiring reward or at least some incentive. It does not last forever. Many people have invested 13-18k dollars to produce power, remove their bills and help the environment.
The sooner battery technology can come on board and provide real base load for many the better. Once the scheme is fully operational here and affordable I will be going off the grid for good.
I would support nuclear power too. If the world is serious about green house emission reduction then it has to be in the mix with gen 4 systems in place. We have plenty of desert here to install a system or two. Perhaps we could sell the power back to Victoria at a similar rate they are selling it to us. That would seem fair. SA has the highest prices for electricity supply and charge by a long margin. Someone is making a packet out of the supply and it cannot all be blamed on solar power.
I suspect Ray you would do the same as us?
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