Solar Power Use Doubles in a Year

In South Australia, the number of homeowners who have solar panels has doubled in the last year. The Utility company ETSA reports they are getting about 300 requests a month to be connected to the grid. This allows the unused energy generated by the homes to be supplied back to the grid. The homeowners get paid for this energy.

Australia has a government rebate for households installing solar power generators. The rebate was increased from $4000 to $8000 in May of 2007. The infeed tariff, or the amount homeowners are paid for the electricity they put back on the grid, was also increased from .25 (Australian Dollars) to .44 per Kilowatt.

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