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ACT Feed-in Tariff
Alastair D’SilvaTwitter: @EvilDeeceBlog: http://alastair.d-silva.org
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What is a feed-in tariff?
Reward renewable power generation by the Australian public
Reduce the payback of renewable resources
An incentive to help Australians meet our renewable energy targets
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How do I get it?
Generate renewable energy Push it back into the power grid Profit!
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What is renewal energy?
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How do I feed it back to the grid?
Energy supplier to
replace meter
Install grid interactive
inverter
Image sources: http://www.solaraustralia.com.au/Images/Orion-Front.jpg
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ACT Feed-in Tariff
Paid on gross production
Guaranteed price for 20 years (not indexed)
Funds raised by increasing price of non-renewable power
$0.50 per kWh2
(you pay $0.14) 3
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Is this a good thing?
YES!
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Why?
Increased uptake Lower cost “green” power Cheaper & more efficient technology
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Why?
Distributed generation reduces grid loading, lowering distribution losses (2%) and delaying grid upgrades
Promotes awareness of power consumption
Partially monetizes the environmental costs of consumption
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Is it effective?
Germany! 7
ACT power is cheaper than Queanbeyan6
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Is it fair?
All entities can qualify for the feed-in tariff
Rewards for investing in our future 1.5kW system payback time of 3
years (4 hours/day)
No upfront cost if you use the 4 year interest free Green Loan
$$$
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Is it fair?
Applicable to rental & commercial properties
Low incremental cost6 Incremental costs encourage lower
consumption Government programs in place to
help reduce energy consumption
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What else can I do?
Reduce power consumption:Efergy Power Meter to monitor
your houseLEDs for lighting - efficient, reliable
& no mercurySwitched power boards &
master/slave boards
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What else can I do?
Reduce power consumption: Take advantage of the $1200
insulation rebate For us geeks, consolidate computers
using virtualisation
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Discussion
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References
1. http://www.environment.act.gov.au/energy/fit2. http://www.environment.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/
0006/144645/FiTFactSheet.pdf3. http://www.actewagl.com.au/prices/home/ACT/elec.aspx4. http://www.environment.gov.au/greenloans/5. http://www.beyondbuildingenergy.com6. http://www.environment.act.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/
0006/174795/Electricity_Feed-in_tariff_WEB.pdf7. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photovoltaics