Giles Parkinson reports in REneweconomy (27/10/14):
"Australian households and businesses have installed more than 1GW of rooftop solar since July, 2013, with the rate of installations growing in the last few months due to uncertainty about the future of the renewable energy target. Data released by Green Energy Markets shows that in the past 14 months, more than 1,020MW of rooftop solar has been installed across the country, with Queensland the biggest market, followed by Victoria, NSW and South Australia. ...
"It seems that Brian Fisher, one of the Warburton Review panelists that recommended the subsidy be terminated, was not the only one keen to install a system before the government acted on his recommendation. As we reported last week, Fisher installed a system of more than 4kW on a farming property near Canberra. Despite recommending that the subsidy be ended, he saw no problem availing himself of the discount while it existed."
Read the full story at: http://reneweconomy.com.au/2014/australia-installs-1gw-of-rooftop-solar-...
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