Queensland is “unlikely” to charge homeowners for feeding solar power back to the grid, the government says, amid concerns it may follow similar proposals in New South Wales (NSW).
Solar Citizens wants the state government to rule out feed-in charges it says are being pushed by private electricity network operators over the border.
Energy Minister Mick de Brenni played down those concerns for Queensland, where transmission lines are publicly owned and operated, saying private investors call the shots in southern states.
“What we’re seeing in other states in terms of those rules and those policies, we’re unlikely to see changes here in Queensland that will put a disincentive on the households or businesses to adopt solar,” he told reporters on Thursday….