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Old 28-01-2010, 12:37 AM
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Grid-Connected Solar power

Anyone done one of these installations? I'm looking at doing one in the range of 3-4Kw. Being in Qld, the incentives are nowhere near as good as those in NSW (and the ACT I think) where you get paid 60c per KwH you produce (it all goes into the grid) whereas in Qld and most other states, they only pay the top rate for any surplus you export to the grid over your own consumption. And that top rate is a bit poorer too, at 44c/KwH. But with the prospct of power prices doubling over the next 10 years, it seems to me to make a fair bit of sense.
I understand that there is a $10K interest-free 4-year loan available from the federal Govt, plus reasonably good $$ for the sale of Renewable Energy Certificates.
I'd be interested to hear the experiences of others who have gone down this road.

Peter
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