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Candidates unite for an ‘electric’ policy

MINOR parties and independents have united to make an election commitment on free solar. 

The ACT Council of Minor Parties and Independents, representing the Belco Party, The Climate Change Justice Party, Sustainable Australia, The Federation Party, Fuxin Lee Independent, Mignonne Cullen Independent, and Helen Cross Independent, announced, today (October 1), that if elected, they would commit to an “Electric Canberra policy”. 

The commitment promises to provide every house, apartment and commercial building in the ACT with $10,000 of solar panels, storage batteries and electric vehicle charging. 

Council spokesperson John-Paul Romano says the project will lower electricity bills, provide cleaner, renewable energy, ensure electricity security, and will expand exports for the ACT.

“Power prices are major concern of a considerable number of ACT residents and business people,” he says.  

He says the policy will allow people, who already have solar, or in complexes where solar was not possible, to have a tailored approach to their share of the grant.

The candidates says they’ll also establish a solar panel assembly and recycling facility in Canberra as well as a national centre for solar research and development. 

Under the Policy, Mr Romano says electric car rego would be cut by 50 per cent, and hybrid car rego would receive a 25 per cent discount. Although, a priority for the solar installation would be given to social housing, schools and community groups, and, legislation would be introduced to ensure that all electricity savings are passed on to tenants by landlords. 

This policy will cost about $500 million, per year, over the four-year term and will create about 5000 jobs, according to Mr Romano.

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One Response to Candidates unite for an ‘electric’ policy

Jim says: 1 October 2020 at 11:30 am

WHAT’S the point of these totally empty and unrealistic proposals? This will never work – and a substantial number of ACT residents have no ability to get solar panels, because they rent, or live in apartments, or for a variety of other reasons.

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