It was a weekend of NSW solar rebates and loans scheme pledges from the two major parties. The NSW Liberals & Nationals Government says it will help up to 300,000 households slash power bills using no-interest loans to buy solar panel and battery systems.

Substantive clean energy announcements from both the NSW Government and the Opposition show that both major parties have recognised the importance of the issue to voters ahead of the state election next month, the industry’s peak body said today.

If Australia wants to wean itself off coal, which still fuels more than 70% of its electricity generation, it makes obvious sense to introduce big business to the owners of large-scale wind and solar plants across the country.

Solar Citizens today said NSW Labor’s announcement to support 500,000 households to adopt rooftop solar would drive down energy bills for people for whom solar was previously inaccessible.