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6 May 2021
The pushback against the rooftop solar export charge proposed by the Australian Energy Market Commission has become political, with Queensland’s state Labor government joining Victoria’s in indicating it won’t back a move to tax solar households for electricity sent to the grid.
Queensland state energy minister Mick de Brenni told the Brisbane Times that his department’s incoming submission to the AEMC was expected to indicate that measures such as investment in more battery storage were “preferable” to a solar tax.
“There is no doubt that intermittent renewables like solar are putting pressure on the network and stability needs to be addressed across the National Electricity Market,” de Brenni was quoted as saying.
28 April 2021
A new report has claimed that the cost to solar households of a proposed charge for exports to the grid could be more than double that projected by the Australian Energy Market Commission, potentially leaving many solar homes with little or no income for their surplus generation.
The report, published this week by Victoria University’s Professor Bruce Mountain, critiques the AEMC’s calculation of the impact of the network charge for solar exports, as proposed in a draft determination last month.
As RenewEconomy reported at the time, modelling produced in a 250-page document proposed a tariff of around 2c/kWh for exports in the middle of the day, which the AEMC estimated would cost the average solar household up to $100 a year.
Brings considerable experience in the public and private sectors
Water Minister Dave Kelly has welcomed the appointment of experienced legal administrator and former social services director Helen Creed to Water Corporation’s Board of Directors.
Ms Creed brings considerable experience as the former executive director of the Community Legal Centres Association of WA, and has held senior positions with the Western Australian Council of Social Services, Department of Communities, and Department of Consumer and Employment Protection.
Ms Creed is also the current chairperson of Regional Early Education and Development Inc and the Victoria Park Youth Accommodation, as well as a board member for Child Australia and Children Integrated Management Services.
Employment portal SEEK says it recorded the highest number of new job listings in its 23-year history over March.
Job listings are up a remarkable 75.1% over the same period in 2020, speaking to the labour market’s recovery from COVID-19 restrictions.
But many of the new listings “are for roles that were displaced in the last year”, SEEK states, raising questions about further job creation.
Employment portal SEEK tallied the highest number of new job listings in its 23-year history over March, suggesting Australian businesses are roaring back into action after pandemic shutdowns.
In a new report, SEEK says overall job listings are up 10.3% from February, and an astonishing 75.1% up from the same period last year, when the COVID-19 pandemic first shut Australia’s international border and forced businesses into hibernation.