Privatisation of electricity in Vic.

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Originally Posted by jpblue1000

Sorry fella, dont understand your question completely but will take a stab in the dark!

as you know i'm a cafe latte sipping urban progressive socialist hippie architect scum. I live in Central Adelaide with a growing number of like minded people. I think we just re-elected a liberal rep in our recent elections, so perhaps the city dweller is not just like me? I voted green! which says something about the following.
Nobody I know struggles with the cost implication of a government policy which aims to reduce our use of electricity and or subsidise our movement to renewables in the form of solar, which 30% of our states power comes from. Though before we put solar on we used $138 of electricity in the quarter, 2 person home with all the mod cons, we even have an electric fridge. Now I export 3 times as much power as we use after our modest solar installation.
Now I believe there are people who have significantly higher electricity bills. Any social policy that makes power cost to the consumer match the real cost to the environment is OK with me. What it may do is force people to use less of it which in turn reduces their emissions which in turn slows down the pumping of CO2 into our atmosphere which in turn increases my fellow citizens viability on this planet.
As you know I believe in man impacted climate change, that our additional CO2 emissions have tipped the balance. Reducing this is amongst the many other benefits I believe a RET have socially, environmentally and even economically.
To date there has been an $8 Billion investment in solar by mums and dads in over 1 million homes in Australia employing 14-18000 people as an industry.
SA has one of the highest uptakes of solar due to a government with foresight, as mentioned 30% of our power comes from solar, the dumping of the RET which may have a 6% 'impost' on power prices will effectively shut a large and growing industry, will affect the millions of already financially committed to or with solar and an ever growing employment base.
As with other tech power generators and transmission companies we all subsidise their operations, which is no different to everyone subsidising solar, healthcare, police or government.

I ask in return, how can your fellow citizens not support the RET+ and their own viability on this planet!

JP

Too much information, may I suggest you get out and about more. Staying within the confines on inner city Adelaide mingling with like minded people, you know there is more to life.

Alas my sloppy typing and auto correct turned what would have been a simple answer into an epic rant

Now the original question was supposed to read:

How do the people from your area, have visability of the cost impost that RET/CO2 has bought to them?