Solar Bonus Scheme Crackdown on Excess Battery Storage in Queensland Parliament
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THE RULES around how households with solar panels use and sell excess energy stored on batteries could be tightened, in a State Government crackdown to ensure taxpayers do not foot a $1 billion bill.
Proposed laws have been introduced to Parliament which will mean consumers on the Solar Bonus Scheme would no longer be able to feed energy into the grid while taking power from their battery.
Households would also be banned from “oversizing”, installing additional batteries that would enable them to supply energy to the premises as well as the grid, which they are paid for.
Energy Minister Mark Bailey wanted to encourage people to take up battery storage — but not at the expense of people who did not have solar.
“You can either use your solar PV [solar photovoltaic systems] to generate power for your property, or you can use the power coming from your battery.