Stage Two of the solar summit was conducted last week and whilst there was no firm outcome the following is in progress:
- The creation of a new working group to advise the Government on how it can best meet its election commitment to source 20% of NSW’s electricity from renewable sources. The CEC (Clean Energy Council) was specifically named in the Government’s media release as the industry’s main representative.
- Additionally, the Government committed to exploring options to create a ‘one for one’ scheme in NSW, with an investigation underway by IPART to determine a fair price for solar power exported to the grid from residential systems.