Australia "Questions" PV Subsidy Program

A few days ago, the NSW National Audit Office released an audit report in which it accused the New South Wales Pre-Labor Party government of a solar subsidy program that encouraged families to install solar panels.

Peter Achterstraat, Chief Auditor of New South Wales, said in the report that before the coalition government that took office in May this year terminated the policy, the solar subsidy program was moving in the direction of A$4 billion. It is the former governor of New South Wales. Mr Nathan Rees set 10 times the original standard.

According to Achterstraat, in fact, the total solar energy subsidy in New South Wales may be as high as 1.75 billion Australian dollars, which is 5 times the forecast.

According to the original plan, households that install solar panels can receive a subsidy of 60 cents per kilowatt hour, which is one of the most generous of similar subsidies in Australia. Households with solar panels can use 1/3 of government subsidies to purchase electricity from power companies.

Achterstraat said: "The subsidy lacks the most basic operational controls, there is no overall scale, and risk management is also very poor." In an interview, Achterstraat described the subsidy program as a "derailed train." "It rushes through all the red lights and parking lights, burning a lot of money."

For the New York opposition leader John Robertson, this discovery undoubtedly put it in a very embarrassing situation. Because of the introduction of "Solar Subsidy," he is serving as the Energy Minister of New South Wales.