Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        World Future Council, Feed-In Tariffs – A guide to one of the world’s best environmental policies, World Future Council, Hamburg – Submission 30, Attachment 1, p. 6.

[2]        See, eg, Professor Andrew Blakers, Submission 1.

[3]        Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment (Feed-in-Tariff) Bill 2008, p. 2.

[4]        Mr Hans-Josef Fell, Member of the German Bundestag, Proof Committee Hansard, 16 October 2008.

[5]        Council of Australian Governments, Communique, 26 March 2008, p. 6.

[6]        Department of Climate Change, Submission 124.

[7]        Minister for Energy and Resources, 'Premium rate to Victorian solar-powered households', Media Release, 7 May 2008, http://www.dpc.vic.gov.au/domino/Web_Notes/newmedia.nsf/8fc6e140ef55837cca256c8c00183cdc/43fb9ccd3361fe7cca2574440007d1ff!OpenDocument (accessed 18 August 2008).

[8]        South Australian Department of the Premier and Cabinet, Feed-in mechanism, Frequently Asked Questions, http://www.climatechange.sa.gov.au/news/news_5_2.htm#4 (accessed 18 August 2008).

[9]        Queensland Department of Mines and Energy, Solar Bonus Scheme, http://www.dme.qld.gov.au/Energy/solar_feed_in_tariff.cfm (accessed 18 August 2008).

[10]      Queensland Department of Mines and Energy, Solar Bonus Scheme, http://www.dme.qld.gov.au/Energy/solar_feed_in_tariff.cfm (accessed 18 August 2008).

[11]      Electricity Feed-in (Renewable Energy Premium) Act 2008 [Australian Capital Territory], http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/2008-21/current/pdf/2008-21.pdf (accessed 18 August 2008).

[12]      South Australian Department of the Premier and Cabinet, July 2008, Fact Sheet: South Australia’s Feed-In Scheme for Small-Scale Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Installations, http://www.climatechange.sa.gov.au/uploads/pdf/feed-in_fact_sheet.pdf (accessed 14 October 2008).

[13]      Minister for Energy and Resources, 'Premium rate to Victorian solar-powered households', Media Release, 7 May 2008, http://www.dpc.vic.gov.au/domino/Web_Notes/newmedia.nsf/8fc6e140ef55837cca256c8c00183cdc/43fb9ccd3361fe7cca2574440007d1ff!OpenDocument (accessed 18 August 2008); Victorian Department of Primary Industries, 2008, Victoria's Premium Rate for Solar Power Fact Sheet, http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/dpinenergy.nsf/LinkView/490170EA6AD2DBEACA257456000E547F4CAC723B1D538D66CA25740C000D2004/$file/FiT%20Fact%20Sheet-2jun08.pdf (accessed 14 October 2008).

[14]      Queensland Department of Mines and Energy, Solar Bonus Scheme, http://www.dme.qld.gov.au/Energy/solar_feed_in_tariff.cfm (accessed 18 August 2008).

[15]      Electricity Feed-in (Renewable Energy Premium) Act 2008 [Australian Capital Territory], http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/2008-21/current/pdf/2008-21.pdf (accessed 18 August 2008).

[16]      Alice Solar City, Fact Sheet – Photovoltaic Solar Power, http://www.alicesolarcity.com.au/sites/default/files/factsheet-pv.pdf (accessed 14 October 2008).

 

Chapter 2 - Feed-in tariffs and energy policy issues

[1]        See Senate Environment, Communications and the Arts Committee, Save Our Solar (Solar Rebate Protection) Bill 2008 Report, 25 August 2008.

[2]        Glen McCarrick, SOS inquiry submission 57; Solar Sales (now SunPower Corporation Australia), SOS inquiry submission 69; Stuart Watson & Associates, SOS inquiry submission 75; Autonomous Energy, SOS inquiry submission 81; Beyond Building Energy, SOS inquiry submission 88; EcoTasmania, SOS inquiry submission 137; Mr Andrew McCarthy, Project Manager, Environment Shop, SOS inquiry Proof Committee Hansard, 28 July 2008, p. 15; Mr Peter Bone, Director, Bone Electrical, SOS inquiry Proof Committee Hansard, 28 July 2008, p. 83; Mr Troy Ryan, Director, Adelaide Hills Solar and Solar Depot, SOS inquiry Proof Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 2; Mr Brian Jones, Manager, Switched On Solar, SOS inquiry Proof Committee Hansard, 7 August 2008, p. 1; Conergy, Submission 98, p. 6; Alternative Technology Association, SOS inquiry submission 52; ACF, SOS inquiry submission 82; Darebin City Council, SOS inquiry submission 90; Mr Jon Stanhope MLA, Chief Minister, ACT, SOS inquiry submission 126; Professor Michael Christie, SOS inquiry submission 68; Professor Andrew Blakers, SOS inquiry Proof Committee Hansard, 25 July 2008, p. 12.

[3]        Electric Biz, Submission 46; ATA, Submission 75, attachment 2; BP Solar, Submission 116, pp 12–13.

[4]        BP Solar, Submission 116, p. 13.

[5]        Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council, Submission 97.

[6]        Greenpeace Australia Pacific, Submission 98.

[7]        World Future Council, Submission 30.

[8]        SunPower Corporation Australia, Submission 49.

[9]        BP Solar, Submission 116, pp 15–16.

[10]      Dr James Prest, Proof Committee Hansard, 8 September 2008, p. 2.

[11]      Garnaut Climate Change Review, Final Report, October 2008, p.452.

[12]      Miguel Mendonca, 2007, Feed-in Tariffs: Accelerating the Deployment of Renewable Energy, Earthscan Publishing.

[13]      European Photovoltaic Industry Association, Supporting Solar Photovoltaic Electricity: An Argument for Feed-in Tariffs, http://www.epia.org/fileadmin/EPIA_docs/publications/epia/An_Argument_for_Feed-in_Tariffs.pdf (accessed 17 October 2008).

[14]      EnergyAustralia, Submission 117, p .2.

[15]      See for example Conergy, Submission 126, p. 6.

[16]      Mr Bob Matthews, CEO, Ausra, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 September 2008, pp 3–4; BP Solar, Submission 116.

[17]      ACTCOSS, Comment on the Feed-in Tariff Discussion Paper and the Electricity Feed-in (Solar Tariff) Bill 2007, February 2008, http://www.actcoss.org.au/publications/Publications_2008/0208CMT-Feed-inTariff.pdf (accessed 25 August 2008).

[18]      St Vincent de Paul Society, Submission 17; see also Gavin Duffy, 'Green energy push transforms to tax poorer households', The Age, 14 May 2008, http://business.theage.com.au/business/green-energy-push-transforms-to-tax-poorer-households-20080513-2dtz.html (accessed 25 August 2008).

[19]      German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, EEG – The Renewable Energy Sources Act: The Success Story of Sustainable Policies for Germany, July 2007, Submission 41 Attachment 4, p. 24.

[20]      Jeffrey Michel, Submission 29, Attachment 2.

[21]      The Hon Peter Garrett AM, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, speech to Appropriate Technology Retailers Association of Australia conference, 2 August 2008, http://www.petergarrett.com.au/597.aspx (accessed 15 October 2008).

[22]      Department of Climate Change, Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme – Overview, http://www.climatechange.gov.au/greenpaper/factsheets/fs1.html (accessed 19 September 2008).

[23]      Department of Climate Change, July 2008, Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme Green Paper, p. iv, http://www.climatechange.gov.au/greenpaper/report/pubs/greenpaper.pdf (accessed 15 October 2008).

[24]      Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator, Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), http://www.orer.gov.au/recs/index.html (accessed 18 September 2008).

[25]      McLennan Magasanik Associates for the Office of the Renewable Energy Regulator, Review of REC Markets, October 2007, p. 17.

[26]      Department of Climate Change, Australia's Renewable Energy Target, http://www.climatechange.gov.au/renewabletarget/index.html (accessed 19 September 2008).

[27]      COAG Working Group on Climate Change and Water, 2008, Design Options for the Expanded National Renewable Energy Target Scheme, http://www.climatechange.gov.au/renewabletarget/consultation/pubs/ret-designoptions.pdf (accessed 15 October 2008).

[28]      Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Solar Homes and Communities Plan, http://www.environment.gov.au/settlements/renewable/pv/index.html (accessed 18 September 2008).

[29]      EnergyAustralia, Submission 117, p. 1.

[30]      Australian Industry Group, ' Ai Group Submission on the National Renewable Energy Target Scheme', Media Release, 18 August 2008, http://www.aigroup.asn.au/scripts/cgiip.exe/WService=aigroup/ccms.r?pageid=4413 (accessed 26 August 2008).

[31]      Dr Iain McGill, Joint Director, Centre for Energy and Environmental Markets, Proof Committee Hansard, 8 September 2008, p. 18.

[32]      ATA, Submission 100.

[33]      Dr James Prest, Submission 123, p. 31.

[34]      Dr Iain MacGill, Joint Director, Centre for Energy and Environmental Markets, Committee Hansard, 8 September 2008, p. 23.

[35]      Mr Sven Teske, Director, Renewable Energy Campaign, Greenpeace International, Committee Hansard, 8 September 2008, p. 39.

[36]      Mr Gavin Jackman, Director Government Affairs and Mr Chandran Vigneswaran, Media Manager, BP Solar Australia Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, 9 September 2008, p. 33.

[37]      Moreland Energy Foundation, Submission 99, p. 3.

[38]      EnergyAustralia, Submission 117.

[39]      Ernst & Young, Report to DEFRA / BERR – Renewable Heat Support Mechanisms, October 2007, http://www.berr.gov.uk/files/file42043.pdf, retrieved October 2008, p. 15.

[40]      Professor Andrew Blakers, Submission 1.

 

Chapter 3 - Issues with the bill

[1]        Dr James Prest, Submission 123, p. 36.

[2]        Sunpower, Submission 49, p. 1.

[3]        Mr Bradley Shone, Energy Policy manager, Alternative Technology Association, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 September 2008, p. 13.

[4]        Mr Bradley Shone, Energy Policy manager, Alternative Technology Association, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 September 2008, p. 13.

[5]        ATA, Submission 100.

[6]        Australian Network of Environmental Defender's Offices, Submission 34, p. 6.

[7]        South Australian Department of Premier and Cabinet, Submission 68, Attachment A..

[8]        South Australian Department of Premier and Cabinet, Submission 68.

[9]        Mr Bradley Shone, Energy Policy Manager, ATA, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 September 2008, p. 12.

[10]      Garnaut Climate Change Review, Final Report, October 2008, p.464.

[11]      South Australian Department of Premier and Cabinet, Submission 68.

[12]      A new or replacement meter would cost around $200 (See Mr Bradley Shone, Energy Policy Manager, ATA, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 September 2008, p. 12), while the total installation cost is likely to be upward of $8000.

[13]      Mr Bradley Shone, Energy Policy Manager, ATA, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 September 2008, p. 10.

[14]      South Australian Department of the Premier and Cabinet, July 2008, Fact Sheet: South Australia’s Feed-In Scheme for Small-Scale Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Installations, http://www.climatechange.sa.gov.au/uploads/pdf/feed-in_fact_sheet.pdf (accessed 14 october 2008); Queensland Department of Mines and Energy, Solar Bonus Scheme, http://www.dme.qld.gov.au/Energy/solar_feed_in_tariff.cfm (accessed 18 August 2008).

[15]      Victorian Department of Primary Industries, 2008, Victoria's Premium Rate for Solar Power Fact Sheet, http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/dpinenergy.nsf/LinkView/490170EA6AD2DBEACA257456000E547F4CAC723B1D538D66CA25740C000D2004/$file/FiT%20Fact%20Sheet-2jun08.pdf (accessed 14 October 2008).

[16]      Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment (Feed-in-Tariff) Bill 2008, Schedule 1, s. 5.

[17]      Dr James Prest, Proof Committee Hansard, 8 September 2008, p. 9; Dr Muriel Watt, Chair, Australian PV Association, Proof Committee Hansard, 8 September 2008, p. 18; Mr Bradley Shone, Energy Policy Manager, Alternative Technology Association, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 September 2008, p. 13.

[18]      Australian PV Association, Submission 78.

[19]      Dr James Prest, Proof Committee Hansard, 8 September 2008, p. 8.

[20]      Dr James Prest, Proof Committee Hansard, 8 September 2008, p. 8.

[21]      Mr Peter Davies, Proof Committee Hansard, 8 September 2008, p. 17.

[22]      See, for example, Ethical Energy, Submission 90, p. 1.

[23]      Conergy, Submission 126, p. 10; Clean Energy Council, Submission 125, p. 10.

[24]      BP Solar, Submission 116, p. 26.

[25]      BP Solar, Submission 116, p. 26.

[26]      ANEDO, Submission 34, pp 6–7.

[27]      ANEDO, Submission 34, p. 7.

[28]      Proposed new section 34D(4).

[29]      Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000, s. 17(1).

[30]      Ralph E. H. Sims, Hans-Holger Rogner and Ken Gregory, 2003, 'Carbon emission and mitigation cost comparisons between fossil fuel, nuclear and renewable energy resources for electricity generation', Energy Policy, Vol. 31, No. 13, pp 1315–1326.

[31]      BP Solar, Submission 116, p. 17.

[32]      EnergyAustralia, Submission 117.

[33]      EnergyAustralia, Submission 117.

[34]      Environment Victoria, Submission 94, p. 6.

[35]      Wollongong Climate Action Network (W-CAN), Submission 113, p. 1.

[36]      ANEDO, Submission 34, p. 7.

[37]      Mr Bob Matthews, CEO, Ausra, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 September 2008, p. 2.

[38]      See, for example, Mr Bob Matthews, Chief Executive Officer, Ausra Pty Ltd, Proof Committee Hansard, 9 September 2008, p. 8.

[39]      This term currently defines the range of renewable energy technologies to which the Renewable Energy (Electricity) Act 2000 applies. See s.17 of that Act.

[40]      Dr James Prest, Submission 123, p. 31.

[41]      Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment (Feed-in-Tariff) Bill 2008, Schedule 1, Part 3A s. 34A.

[42]      Ms Keely Boom, Legal Officer, Australian Climate Justice Program, Proof Committee Hansard, 8 September 2008, p. 10.

[43]      Dr James Prest, Proof Committee Hansard, 8 September 2008, p. 8.

[44]      Dr James Prest, Proof Committee Hansard, 8 September 2008, p. 8.

[45]      Renewable Energy (Electricity) Amendment (Feed-in-Tariff) Bill 2008, s. 34G.

[46]      Committee Hansard, 8 September 2008, p. 26.

[47]      Ms Heather Smith, Principal Adviser, Sustainability and Climate Change Division, Department of Premier and Cabinet, Government of South Australia, Committee Hansard, 9 September 2008, p. 18.

[48]      Electricity Feed-in (Renewable Energy Premium) Act 2008 [Australian Capital Territory], http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/a/2008-21/current/pdf/2008-21.pdf (accessed 18 August 2008).

[49]      Dr Muriel Watt, Chair, Australian PV Association, Committee Hansard, 8 September 2008, p. 23.

[50]      Ausra, Submission 122, pp 2–3.

[51]      Dr James Prest, Submission 123, p. 38.

[52]      Jeffrey Michel, 2008, 'The Case for Renewable Feed-in Tariffs', Journal of EUEC, Vol. 1, paper 1, http://www.euec.com/journal/documents/pdf/Paper_1.pdf (accessed 17 October 2008).

[53]      Dr Muriel Watt, Chair, Australian PV Association, Proof Committee Hansard, 8 September 2008, pp 19–20.

[54]      Dr James Prest, Submission 123, p. 35.

[55]      See, for example, the Californian Solar Initiative: California Public Utilities Commission, California Solar Initiative Program Handbook, January 2008, http://www.gosolarcalifornia.ca.gov/documents/CSI_HANDBOOK.PDF (accessed 18 August 2008).

[56]      See, for example, the existing Australian Capital Territory scheme – see chapter 1 for detail.

[57]      See, for example, existing South Australia and Queensland schemes – see chapter 1 for detail.

[58]      Dr James Prest, Submission 123, pp 41–42.

[59]      Conergy, Submission 126, p. 3.

[60]      BP Solar, Submission 116, p. 26.

[61]      Alternative Technology Association, The Design of a Feed-in Tariff for Australia, Submission 75, attachment 1, p. 2.

[62]      German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, EEG – The Renewable Energy Sources Act: The Success Story of Sustainable Policies for Germany, July 2007, Submission 41 Attachment 4, p. 7.

[63]      BP Solar, Submission 116.

[64]      Suntech Power Australia, Submission 127, p. 18.

[65]      Mr Robert Blakiston, Managing Director Australia, SunPower Corporation Australia, Save our Solar (Solar Rebate Protection) Bill 2008 [No. 2] Inquiry Proof Committee Hansard, 7 August 2008, p. 27; Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts, Save our Solar (Solar Rebate Protection) Bill 2008 [No. 2] Inquiry Report, August 2008, pp 14–15.

[66]      Clean Energy Council, Submission 125, p. 9.

[67]      BP Solar, Submission 116, p. 20.

[68]      BP Solar, Submission 116, p. 20.

[69]      Dr Muriel Watt, Chair, Australian PV Association, Proof Committee Hansard, 8 September 2008, pp 19–20.

[70]      Dr James Prest, Submission 123, p. 35.

[71]      Alternative Technology Association, The Design of a Feed-in Tariff for Australia, Submission 75, attachment 1.

[72]      Dr James Prest, Submission 123, p. 35.

[73]      BP Solar, Submission 116, pp 26–27; Dr James Prest, Submission 123, p. 39.

[74]      Conergy, Submission 126, p. 2; Mr Hans-Josef Fell, Member of the German Bundestag, Proof Committee Hansard, 16 October 2008.

[75]      Professor Andrew Blakers, Submission 1.