Brumby says higher solar subsidy burden for families
HIGHER subsidies for Victorians installing solar panels on their homes would put a significant burden on low-income families, Premier John Brumby has warned. Backing a cabinet decision to pay households for feeding solar power into the electricity grid, announced in this week's budget, Mr Brumby said the new solar "tariff" was the highest in Australia. Yesterday, The Age revealed that debate over the solar payment had sparked heated clashes between senior cabinet members Energy Minister Peter Batchelor and Environment Minister Gavin Jennings.