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How smart / green are we all 3-Dec-2008 At 12:07:08 PM psd

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On 3/12/2008 evanbb wrote:
>I hear you mate. However, the Government is not serious about Global Warming,
>they're serious about winning votes.

spot on

>Also, I don't think your Evac Tubes will be eligible for RECs. Renewable
>Energy Credits are only available for electricity produced, not avoided
>energy. Are you in Victoria (or any State apart from NSW)? You'll get the
>benefits of the higher feed in tariff for your solar electricity back to
>the grid.

Check out the planned VEET scheme - it will create a market for permits created as a result of registered reductions in energy consumption (a similar one is planned for NSW).

>I don't really agree with those schemes. It's not really a good way to
>address emissions.

The Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme will cause a large increase in electricity prices which is the best way to get people to cut consumption. Also the MRET scheme (particularly now it will require 20% of all electricity to be from renewable sources by 2020) has facilitated a lot of wind farm development that otherwise wouldn't have got off the ground. Forcing energy retailers to buy electricity from more expensive renewable sources also drives up electricity prices. So they aren't all bad evanbb ...