The Queensland government has been surprised by the very enthusiastic response of Queenslanders to solarpower technology. In April of 2010 the state government set a target to increase the state’s solar power capacity by 100% within the next five years, however to their amazement the target hasbeen reached in just 15 months.
The state’s capacity was escalated from 250 MW to 500 MW, which was including 141,000 households who installed solar panels in their roofs and 230,000 solar hot water systems. Currently 8% of Queensland’s energy needs are supplied by these systems, and the government is aiming for a 20% supply in 2020 along with the rest of Australia.
Queensland’s success in the renewable energy target is the largely the result of the government’s continuous and consistent efforts to encourage more and more households to install and embrace solar power in Queensland.
The Qld Premium Feed in Tariff, even with a few recent changes in the eligibility factors, still offers one of the best financial rewards in the country, and provides a strong investment return for households with a mid-size solar panel system who are connected to it.
As well as encouraging households to make the switch to solar energy, the state government has also been very supportive of crucial role to be played by large scale solar applications, andmultiple solar farms and solar power projects are in operation and planning across the state. Thanks to Queensland perfect climatic conditions for high solar output some of the largest renewable energy projects supported by the federal government will be established in Queensland in Chinchilla, Harvey Bay and Cloncurry over the next few years.
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