Generate Your Own Electricity

Generate Your Own Electricity

The installation of solar panels on your home will generate a significant amount of your electricity needs and reduce your households greenhouse gas emissions. A 1.5kW system will save approximately 2.7 tonnes of CO2 emissions, per annum (compared to coal powered electricity).

In addition to the environmental benefits there are other good reasons to install solar photovoltaic systems in your home including:

  • Reduced electricity bills. With solar power you could draw less electricity from the grid, because the electricity your solar panels generate helps to power your home. In addition, some states offer feed in tarrif incentives to further support the generation of renewable energy.
  • Generous government incentives of up to $6,200. The Federal Government's Small-scale Renewable Energy Scheme (SRES) is available to assist households purchase and install renewable power systems. See our Rebates and assistance section for more information. The incentives in this program are scheduled to annually reduce until the program is phased out on 1st July, 2014. So get in early if you can!
  • Insulate yourself from future electricity price rises. It is expected that electricity prices will rise substantially in coming years. If you create your own electricity you will mitigate these affect of these rises.
  • Improve the value of your home. The addition of solar photovoltaic systems in your home will increase the value of the property.

These factors make a compelling case for exploring the installation of a solar panels to your home. You may even one day know the joy of receiving a cheque from your local power company for the excess power you've just sold them.

Electricity feed-in tariff

 

The Victorian Feed-In Tariff scheme rewards households and businesses with a financial return when they generate renewable electricity that they feed back into the grid.

 

There have been a number of recent changes to the Victorian feed-in tariff scheme, which continues to be under review. We suggest you undertake your own considered research before deciding on installing renewable power system such as solar panels.

 

For more details visit the Department of Primary Industries website.

 

Why is this action important?

To promote a sustainable future, we must harness renewable, local and abundant energy sources - such as sunlight. This action can ensure the electricity you are consuming at home comes from a clean, non-polluting source with a cost-effective investment in sound technology and a generation of long-term returns (financial, environmental and intergenerational).


Last Updated: 14/02/2013

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