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Green-conscious pensioners will no longer have their payments docked for feeding solar energy back into the national grid. In its latest backdown, the Government has ruled that money earned from solar roof panels will not affect pensions. The Herald Sun revealed last month that the Government was treating power credits or rebates as income for individual social security assessments. This meant that people who fixed solar panels to their roofs and sold excess electricity back to power companies were having their pensions cut. The Herald Sun - Saturday 15th May 2010
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| Installation Period | Multiplication | | 9 June 2009 - 30 June 2010 | 5 x | | 1 July 2010 - 30 June 2011 | 5 x | | 1 July 2011 - 30 June 2012 | 5 x | | 1 July 2012 - 30 June 2013 | 4 x | | 1 July 2013 - 30 June 2014 | 3 x | | 1 July 2014 - 30 June 2015 | 2 x |
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PV Installers please note: The regulator is monitoring and checking the CEC accreditation of installers of PV systems, on applications for PV RECs. When creating PV RECS we must have a matching individual installer’s name that corresponds with who has conducted the design and installation of each system. There must also be a contact number for this installer. This means we require the installers CEC number, the installers name and the installers phone number.
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The Minister has announced the discontinuation of the Home Insulation Program, effective from close of business on Friday 19th February 2010. This is aimed at increasing the safety for households and safety for the workers whose employment is funded by this environmental program . Householders and installers can call 1800 808 571 for more information. Electrical safety checks recently announced for homes with foil insulation will continue.
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The Government has recently announced a reduction to the Federal Rebate for solar water heaters and heat pumps. From 20th February 2010 the rebate now is: $1000 for Solar Water Heaters (reduced from $1600) $600 for Heat Pumps (reduced from $1000) For more information please contact 1800 808 571
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