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Return of the sun tax

Australia’s success with widespread residential take-up of solar PV installations may be facing a stumbling block, a new proposal by the Australian Energy Market Commission (AEMC), the rule maker of the nation’s grid. And for solar veterans, the development summons the ghoul of Spain’s infamous “sun tax.”

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Tristan Rayner

07 Jun 2021

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The draft rule determination, or guidelines for all players in the industry, handed down by the AEMC in March focuses on Distributed Energy Resources (DER) – and follows nine months of consultation with stakeholders. The final determination for DER, following a public consultation process, is set for July 2021. The current format in the …

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