Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Background to the inquiry

[1]        Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Submission 147, p. 1.

[2]        Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, http://www.environment.gov.au/settlements/renewable/pv/index.html (accessed 30 June 2008)

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

[4]        The Hon. Peter Garrett AM, speech to the Appropriate Technology Retailers Association of Australia conference, 2 August 2008.

[5]        The Hon Peter Garrett MP, Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, Media Release 13 May 2008, http://www.environment.gov.au/minister/garrett/2008/pubs/budmr20080513f.pdf  (accessed 30 June 2008)

[6]        Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Solar Homes and Communities Plan, Guidelines for Residential Applicants, May 2008, http://www.environment.gov.au/settlements/renewable/pv/pubs/shcp-residential-guidelines-21may2008.pdf (accessed 12 August 2008)

[7]        Senator David Johnston, second reading speech, Senate Debates, 24 June 2008, p. 3186.

[8]        See Section 42 of the Act.

Chapter 2 - The Government's rebate and the means test

[1]        DEWHA, Submission 147, p. 4.

[2]        Clean Energy Council figures 19 May 2008, quoted in Conergy Pty Ltd, Submission 98.

[3]        SunPower Corporation, ' SunPower Acquires Solar Sales, a Leading Australian Distributor', Media Release, 24 July 2008. http://investors.sunpowercorp.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=324345 (accessed 12 August 2008).

[4]        Suntech Power Australia, Submission 96, p. 1.

[5]        The Hon Peter Garrett AM MP, Minister For The Environment, Heritage And The Arts, Speech To The Appropriate Technology Retailers Association Of Australia Conference, Melbourne, 2 August 2008.

[6]        Mr Stephen Oxley, Assistant Secretary, Renewable Energy Branch, DEWHA, Proof Committee Hansard, 11 August 2008, p. 20.

[7]        The Hon Peter Garrett AM MP, Minister For The Environment, Heritage And The Arts, 'Solid Growth in Solar Rebates', Media Release, 2 August 2008.

[8]        For example Dr Guy K White, Submission 112; Ms Helen Hutchinson, Submission 130.

[9]        Self Sufficiency Supplies, Submission 121.

[10]      Adelaide Buyers Group, Submission 146, responses to survey question 3.

[11]      For example, James McGlone, Submission 77; Solar Inverters, Submission 87; Dieter Nikolai, Submission 138; Mr Troy Ryan, Director, Adelaide Hills Solar and Solar Depot, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 2.

[12]      ACF, Submission 82, p. 1.

[13]      Clean Energy Council, Submission 131, p. 2.

[14]      Clean Energy Council, Submission 131.

[15]      DEWHA, Submission 147, p. 4.

[16]      Submission 11.

[17]      Mr Troy Ryan, Director, Adelaide Hills Solar and Solar Depot, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, pp 2–3.

[18]      Dr Ray Wills, Chief Executive, WA Sustainable Energy Association, Proof Committee Hansard, 7 August 2008, p. 13.

[19]      Mr Alex Lamond, CEO, Solco Ltd, Proof Committee Hansard, 7 August 2009, p. 31.

[20]      Mr Mitra Ardron, Beyond Building Energy, Proof Committee Hansard, 11 August 2008, p. 38.

[21]      Mr Stephen Oxley, Assistant Secretary, Renewable Energy Branch, DEWHA, Proof Committee Hansard, 11 August 2008, p. 25.

[22]      Mr Stephen Oxley, Assistant Secretary, Renewable Energy Branch, DEWHA, Proof Committee Hansard, 11 August 2008, p. 21.

[23]      For example, Solaris Technology, Submission 18.

[24]      Ms Michelle Drummond, Business Coordinator, EcoSouth Solar, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 August 2009, pp 14–15.

[25]      Green Energy Trading, Submission 100.

[26]      Mr Stephen Oxley, Assistant Secretary, Renewable Energy Branch, DEWHA, Proof Committee Hansard, 11 August 2008, p. 20.

[27]      Mr Riccardo Brazzale, Managing Director, Green Energy Trading, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 July 2008, p. 48.

[28]      DEWHA, Submission 147, Attachment B.

[29]      Lara Skinner, 'Solar Silicon Market a Seller's Paradise', RenewableEnergyWorld.com, 14 Feb 2005, http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/rea/news/story?id=22425 (accessed 14 August 2008); 'Silicon price hike squeezes solar-product profit margins', China.org.cn, 18 Dec 2007, http://www.china.org.cn/english/business/236109.htm (accessed 14 August 2008); Mr Robert Blakiston, Managing Director Australia, SunPower Corporation Australia, Proof Committee Hansard, 7 August 2008, p. 27.

[30]      For example Mr Dickson, Adelaide Buyers Group, Proof Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 9.

[31]      Mr Riccardo Brazzale, Managing Director, Green Energy Trading, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 July 2008, p. 45.

[32]      The Hon Peter Garrett AM MP, Minister For The Environment, Heritage And The Arts, Speech To The Appropriate Technology Retailers Association Of Australia Conference, Melbourne, 2 August 2008, p. 8.

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

[34]      For example, The Environment Association, Submission 107, pp 3–4.

[35]      EcoTasmania, Submission 137, p. 4.

[36]      Clean Energy Council, Submission 131, p. 2.

[37]      Conergy Pty Ltd, Submission 98.

[38]      ACF, Submission 82, p. 2.

[39]      Proof Committee Hansard, 6 August 2008, p. 8.

[40]      California Energy Commission, Frequently Asked Questions About the California Solar Initiative, http://www.gosolarcalifornia.ca.gov/csi/faqs.html (accessed 14 August 2008).

[41]      Proof Committee Hansard, 11 August 2008, p. 14.

[42]      The Hon Peter Garrett AM MP, Minister For The Environment, Heritage And The Arts, Speech To The Appropriate Technology Retailers Association Of Australia Conference, Melbourne, 2 August 2008, pp 7, 9.

[43]      Senate Debates, 12 October 2006, p. 107.

[44]      Australian National Audit Office, Performance Audit of the Regional Partnerships Programme, Audit Report No. 14 2007–08, ANAO, Canberra.

[45]      Senate Finance and Public Administration Committee, Report of the Inquiry into the Regional Partnerships Program, 6 October 2005.

[46]      Senate Finance and Public Administration Committee, Report of the Inquiry into the Regional Partnerships Program, Government Senators' Report, 6 October 2005.

Coalition Members' Dissenting Report - Introduction

[1]        Prime Minister John Howard, Sunrise program, Channel 7, 9 May 2007.

[2]        Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, http://www.environment.gov.au/settlements/renewable/pv/pubs/wattsbymonth-june08.xls (accessed 12 August 2008).

[3]        Conergy Pty Ltd, Submission 98, p. 2.

Chapter 2 - Impact of the Means Test

[1]        For example, see EcoSouth Solar, Submission 37, p. 1.

[2]        Beyond Building Energy, Submission 88, p. 1.

[3]        Mr Mitra Ardron, Beyond Building Energy, Committee Hansard, 11 August 2008, p. 35.

[4]        Solar Sales Pty Ltd, Submission 69, p. 1.

[5]        Mr Lee Rigley, Submission 135, p. 1.

[6]        SunWise Electrics, Submission 28, p. 1.

[7]        Conergy Pty Ltd, Submission 98, p. 2.

[8]        Clean Energy Council, Submission 131, pp 1-2.

[9]        Self Sufficiency Supplies Pty Ltd, Submission 121, p. 1.

[10]      Mr Phillip May, Co-Director, Solartec Renewables, Committee Hansard, 25 July 2008, p. 4.

[11]      Ms Sophia Moody, Co-Director Solartec Renewables, Committee Hansard, 25 July 2008, p. 4.

[12]      Committee Hansard, 25 July 2008, p. 4.

[13]      Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, http://www.environment.gov.au/settlements/solarcities/ (accessed 12 August 2008).

[14]      Clean Energy Council, Submission 131, p. 5.

[15]      Alternative Technology Association, Submission 52, p. 4.

[16]      Submission 24, p. 1.

[17]      Mr Hugo Figgis, Submission 6, p. 1.

[18]      Mr Ian and Mrs Frances Toogood, Submission 7, p. 1.

[19]      Ms Susan Grant, Submission 10, p. 2.

[20]      Ms Libby Hynes, City of Darebin, Committee Hansard, 28 July 2008, p. 31.

[21]      Submission 2, p. 1.

[22]      Mr Todd Healey, Submission 106, p. 1.

[23]      Adelaide Hills Solar and Solar Depot, Submission 11, p. 1.

[24]      Environment Shop, Submission 12, p. 1.

[25]      M & H Power, Submission 71, p. 2.

[26]      BSR Constructions, Submission 78, p. 3.

[27]      The Hon Peter Garrett AM, Doorstop interview, ATRAA Conference, 2 August 2008,  http://www.petergarrett.com.au/595.aspx (accessed 13 August 2008)

[28]      Blackmore's Power and Water, Submission 32, p. 1.

[29]      Clean Energy Council, Submission 131, p. 3.

[30]      Green Energy Trading, Submission 100, p. 2.

[31]      Department, of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Submission 147, p. 4.

[32]      Mr Mitra Ardron, Beyond Building Energy, Committee Hansard, 11 August 2008, p. 31.

[33]      Alternative Technology Association, Submission 52, p. 3.

[34]      Conergy Pty Ltd, Submission 98, p. 4.

[35]      Mr Ric Brazzale, Green Energy Trading, Committee Hansard, 28 July 2008, p. 39.

[36]      Mr Stephen Oxley, Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Committee Hansard, 11 August 2008, p. 20.

[37]      SolarQuip, Submission 118, p. 1.

[38]      Mr Phillip May, Co-Director, Solartec Renewables, Committee Hansard, 25 July 2008, p. 4.

[39]      Mr Phillip May, Co-Director, Solartec Renewables, Committee Hansard, 25 July 2008, pp 3-4.

[40]      Electrical Trades Union – Southern States Branch, Submission 101, p. 3.

[41]      Clean Energy Council, Submission 131, p. 4.

[42]      The Hon Peter Garrett AM, Doorstop interview, ATRAA Conference, 2 August 2008,  http://www.petergarrett.com.au/595.aspx (accessed 13 August 2008)

[43]      Mr Stephen Oxley, Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Committee Hansard, 11 August 2008, p. 29.

[44]      Mr Michael Preece, Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, Email to ECA Committee, 24 July 2008.

[45]      Senator Ian McDonald, Proof Committee Hansard, 28 July 2007, p. 73.

[46]      Conergy Pty Limited, Submission 98, p. 3.

Chapter 3 - Planning for the future

[1]        M & H Power, Submission 71, p. 1.

[2]        Ministerial Media Statement, Bligh Government drives down solar prices, http://www.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=59374 (accessed 12 August 2008).

[3]        Mr Andrew and Mrs Janette Bailey, Submission 5, p. 1.

[4]        Mr Tony Hansen, Submission 24, p. 1.

[5]        Mr Andrew Bailey, Committee Hansard, 11 August 2008, p. 40.

[6]        Mr Mark Rickards, Committee Hansard, 11 August 2008, p. 8.

[7]        COAG Working Group on Climate Change and Water, Design Options for the Expanded National Renewable Energy Target Scheme, p. 7.

[8]        Households with their own small-scale renewable energy systems can produce more energy than they use. If connected, they can feed this electricity back into the power grid. A feed-in tariff is a credit to households from power companies for the electricity that is fed back into the grid. http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/dpi/dpinenergy.nsf/LinkView/47D19C1C08345367CA25736A001FCDF7866B51F390263BA1CA2572B2001634F9 (accessed 13 August 2008).

[9]        The German system of feed-in-tariffs gives preferential tariffs for solar generated electricity. Under the tariff structure, the base level of compensation for ground-mounted systems can be up to 45.7 euro cents/kWh. Germany is the largest solar heating producer in the world with a 47% share of the global market. The industry employs more than 20,000 people, and has a turnover of €1.7 billion per year. The renewables industry as a whole in Germany had a turnover of €21.6 billion in 2006, up from €16.4 billion in 2005, and employed about 214,000 people – more than the nuclear and the hard and brown coal industries combined. It is expected that by 2020 the renewable energy industry will employ 500,000 people. http://www.e-parl.net/eparlimages/general/pdf/080603%20FIT%20toolkit.pdf (accessed 13 August 2008)

[10]      Mr Warwick Ryan, KPMG, Committee Hansard, 11 August 2008, p. 15.

[11]      Professor Andrew Blakers, Director, Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems, Committee Hansard, 25 July 2008, p. 12.

[12]      Professor Andrew Blakers, Director, Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems, Committee Hansard, 25 July 2008, pp. 13 - 14.