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"The federal government is facing renewed pressure to extend and expand the
Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES) to include incentives for home
batteries and electrification, after the latest national report card found
major gaps in Australia’s emissions reduction progress.
Energy Savings Industry Association (ESIA) says that while the federal SRES has
helped Australia become a global leader in rooftop solar uptake, the “untold
story” is the lack of policy action at the federal level on reducing gas use.
This was evident in the latest the federal government’s annual emissions
projections report 2024, released last week, which showed emissions from gas
have increased from 2005 levels while transport emissions have also increased.
ESIA says a revamped SRES would be a “reasonable proven and effective
mechanism” to address this problem, by shifting the scheme’s objectives to
support electrification, including discounted home batteries and incentives to
get off gas and install electric, energy efficient appliances.
As it stands, the incentives currently offered by the hugely successful SRES –
for rooftop solar and solar hot water and heat pumps – are being dialled back
gradually ahead of the scheme being phased out in 2030.
“The Commonwealth government needs to revamp the SRES instead of killing it off
at the end of 2030,” says Esia president Ric Brazzale.
“Australian households and businesses need more equitable access, and industry
needs the signals to invest and deliver upgrades nationwide.
“The SRES needs an ambitious target beyond 2030 to support these upgrade types
which industry has proven can be delivered in a competitively priced and
commercially viable way.”"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
