Hi Folks I usually Lurk and read the posts but this has got me so worked up I found I had to post
Recently I had a 1kw Solar power System installed on my roof as the Australian Govt was offering an 8000$ Rebate towards the system the total cost to me was 2490 $ AU I have also been using 100% green power for over 3 years those of us who would like to be environmentally conscious can Request our Grid power is scoured from sustainable sources at an extra cost of approx 30$ per 2 months for the Privilege of using Green power About 1 month ago the state Govt put up the power costs for Grid Power ( Across the Board) from 14.7 cents per unit to 17.9 cents per unit ( 1000 w) with more rises to be expected so now we who want to do the right thing will have to pay an extra 1.7 cents per unit just because the Western Australian Govt says it needs to invest more into sustainable infrastructure all the while those using dirty power ( Coal or Oil or gas ) dont have to pay any extras for polluting the planet only the Green power users do If you are so inclined Please could some of our Boffin's in the group email our state Govt and also point out the error of their ways emails from People around the world might just prompt them into feeling a little ashamed of just how little they care about those who try to do the right thing <http://www.premier.wa.gov.au/MINISTERS/Pages//Ministers/Colin-Barnett/> [] <http://www.premier.wa.gov.au/MINISTERS/Pages//Ministers/Colin-Barnett/> Honourable Colin Barnett MEc MLA Premier; Minister for State Development Address: 24th Floor, Governor Stirling Tower, 197 St Georges Terrace, PERTH WA 6000 Telephone: 9222 9888 Fax: 9322 1213 e-Mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] Internet: <http://www.premier.wa.gov.au/MINISTERS/Pages//Ministers/Colin-Barnett>http://www.premier.wa.gov.au/Ministers/Colin-Barnett <http://www.premier.wa.gov.au/MINISTERS/Pages//MINISTERS/PETER-COLLIER/> [] <http://www.premier.wa.gov.au/MINISTERS/Pages//MINISTERS/PETER-COLLIER/> Honourable Peter Collier BA DipEd MLC Minister for Energy; Training Address: 11th Floor, Dumas House, 2 Havelock Street, WEST PERTH WA 6005 Telephone: 9213 7150 Fax: 9213 7155 e-Mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>[EMAIL PROTECTED] Page / Story Link http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,25864647-2761,00.html Big price rise for WA users of renewable energy Article from: PerthNow <http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,25431136-5018934,00.html>Narelle Towie, science and environment reporter July 31, 2009 07:25pm EXCLUSIVE: The cost of renewable energy will rise significantly tomorrow with WA customers paying nearly twice what they paid six months ago. Government-run energy retailer Synergy has increased the price of every green power option they provide, outraging environmental groups and users of renewable energy. The move comes just weeks after Murdoch University energy economist Adam McHugh warned that if the state continued to favour "dirty" industry over renewable projects, <http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,25786365-5017320,00.html>consumers would pay. Synergy says the price increase reflect the cost of supplying green energy to WA. "While the fuel sources of renewable energy are inexpensive, the other costs associated with it are not, including the initial infrastructure cost, network costs, back-up generation and the like which are factors in the full cost of renewable energy," Synergy head of corporate affairs Andrew Gasper said. Solar energy producer for Wise Earth - and Order of Australia recipient - Garry Baverstock said the unsubstantiated and unpublicised price hike was sending shock waves through the renewable energy sector and supporters of green energy initiatives. "While Synergy customers are still coming to terms with the recent 25 per cent price rise that took place on 1 April and 1 July respectively, people buying green energy are soon to be slugged with up to a further 20 per cent price hike," Mr Baverstock said. Synergy offered three main green options to residential consumers, including blocks of green energy called EasyGreen, NaturalPower where you pay extra for every kilowatt-hour (kWh) and Earth Friendly which allows you to offset carbon released by consuming coal or gas fired alternatives. Blocks of green power valued at $30 on an EasyGreen plan were worth 682kWh, but as of tomorrow customers will receive only 492kWh for the same money. "If you are on a NaturalPower plan you are currently paying an extra 4.4 cents per kilowatt hour and as tomorrow you will be paying 6.1 cents per kilowatt-hour," Mr Baverstock said. "If anything, there should be no difference in whether a person wants to buy renewable or non-renewable power." WA is currently one of the dirtiest states in the nation. <http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,25575572-5017320,00.html>Just 3.8 per cent of WA's energy is generated from renewable sources. Gary Warden, a NaturalPower consumer and Al Gore Ambassador, said the Synergy price hike will reinforce Western Australia's position as the worst in the country in regard to adapting to green power. "According to the Federal Government's GreenPower program and Australian Bureau of Stastics data less than one per cent of Western Australians purchase green energy compared to 16 per cent in Victoria, between 12 and 13 per cent in Queensland and South Australia, between eight and nine per cent in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory," Mr Warden said. "If anything, we Western Australians and our representative government enterprises need to take a long hard look at ourselves to see what we can do to catch up with the rest of Australia," he said. Synergy said it is committed to increasing generation from renewable sources in WA. "This is demonstrated by Synergy signing memoranda of understanding for the supply of new and emerging renewable energy technologies, namely with New World Energy supporting the development of geothermal energy and Carnegie Corporation, supporting the development of wave energy," Mr Gasper said. "By supporting these technologies, Synergy is not only facilitating investment in research and development in these new and emerging technologies, but will also increase the diversity of its renewable energy portfolio if and when the technologies are available on a commercial scale." Readers' Comments http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/comments/0,21590,25864647-2761,00.html -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: /pipermail/attachments/20090802/e8b3b091/attachment.html _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainablelorgbiofuel Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (70,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
