Thread: Carbon Tax on it's way through the House.

Originally Posted by slug_burner

I don't know if the 2MW you refer to in red above is just for solar thermal (solar hot water) or what but I know that down here in Vic we have just started to close of subscriptions to the Primium Feed In Tariff (PFIT) which was to close when we had 100 MW of photovolataic electricity generation, Therefore with all the other states having had similar systems in place I say we would have a few times more than that throughout Australia.

We are talking electric power generation. The solar thermal at Liddell is a pilot project to create steam that is diverted and combined into the regular coal fired steam turbines. Base load and night generation is still coal fired.

Photovoltaic is not part of any of the figures I quoted.

Here is something that hasn't been talked about a lot

They are saying this tax is going on refrigerants,& the increase costs of the wholesale price is going to increase substantially.Many are talking 300% at least.

This is going to cost many industries,including every part of the food industry,therefore as costs are passed on,everyone in the country.

I really can't see this happening as this will be a massive cost to industry & will hit everyone.

I bet it also hasn't been taken into account in the govt's rebate calculations,etc.

And as for the businesses in the refrig/ac industry,it will be fun & games