Qld Gov’t to force photovoltaic owners to sell all their electricity to retailer

[Mark]

Then buy it back at a substantial mark-up
 
The Queensland Competition Authority (QCA), in a recently released issues paper, has suggested that solar PV (photovoltaic) owners only be paid the wholesale market value of electricity for all generation their systems produce,” says this article by Tristan Edis.
 
Through the introduction of “gross metering” owners of PV systems would have to export all their generation to the grid, receiving around 8 cents per kilowatt-hour. They could not use the generation from their systems to meet their own consumption needs thereby avoiding purchasing electricity from their electricity retailer, which is charged at a price of around 20 to 30 cents per kilowatt-hour.
http://www.climatespectator.com.au/commentary/qld-govt-force-pv-owners-sell-all-their-electricity-retailers?utm_source=Climate%2BSpectator%2Bdaily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Climate%2BSpectator%2Bdaily&utm_source=Climate+Spectator&utm_campaign=cc68119be3-CSPEC_DAILY&utm_medium=email

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[Weather Display]

doesn't seem fair
one problem with grid connect solar systems is that over the course of the year they can like not pay for electricity (the surplus credits built in summer are then used in the winter)
so then they are not contributing to the line maintenance

[TokWW]

Therein lies the advantage of having solar water heating panels - still connected to the power for top up after excessive use on dull days or nighttime hot water consumption but saving 1/3 or more of the power during daytime use. 

The other option is to be totally isolated from the Electrical Wholesaler/Retailer - ie off the grid as I think you are Brian?  Surely they could not force that on a house owner who is isolated and is not feasible to connect to the supply authority, or anyone else who does not wish to be connected...  I haven't read the article but...

[Weather Display]

yes, we are off grid...no grid connection....

[Suezy]

That is dreadful that they can get away with doing that.  My son and I were just talking yesteray that we could do that easily with putting two massive solar panels on the roof as already have it set up where we can turn off the grid power by flicking a switch and just use the generator - which we have had to do on numerous occasions.  The solar panels would be a big hep with the heating of the water etc.