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The Energy Efficient Homes Package was an Australian government program implemented by the Rudd Government. It was designed by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and was administered by the Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts. The program consisted of two streams:
In October 2010 the New South Wales government cut the solar feed in tariff to $0.20 per kWh, the lowest level in Australia. [ 33 ] In April 2011 the NSW FIT (Solar Bonus) scheme was retrospectively closed to new applicants and removed for current users after a Ministerial declaration was made under s.15A(8C) Electricity Supply Act 1995 (NSW ...
b. whether the Australian Government was given, or sought, any advice, warnings or recommendations by or from industry representatives, regulatory authorities or other agencies of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory during the establishment and implementation of the Program, and what action the Australian Government took in response to any ...
Australia is broken up into 4 zones and depending on the zone they lives, the applicant will receive a certain number of STC's per kilowatt for an eligible solar system. Each STC is worth $35 – $40 AUD and amounts to a saving of about 25 – 30%. This government rebate on solar brings the cost per watt from $1.56 down to $1.12. [27]
The Government also announced that it would assist households to install water and energy efficient products, with rebates for rainwater tanks and solar hot water. [12] The Small-scale Technology Certificate Scheme (STCs) provides federal incentives to households for installing renewable energy technologies such as solar hot water systems.
Australian governments have used rebates to encourage the replacement of old single-flush toilets with more water-efficient ones. [12] For dual-flush toilets, with a star rating of 4 or higher, owners may be able to qualify to claim a rebate from the State Government in Victoria, [13] New South Wales, The ACT or South Australia.
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After weeks of intense media and public pressure, the New South Wales State Government announced in its budget that it would reduce stamp duty and land tax, but critics argued that the State Government did not go far enough with much broader tax reform in New South Wales required to help encourage investment and business that had been forced ...