[Greens-Media] Victorian Greens to fix Liberal Party's broken solar promises

[Elizabeth.Ingham at parliament.vic.gov.au]

Victorian Greens leader Greg Barber said today that his party would use 
the state budget to fix the Liberal government's broken promise to fund 1 
Million Solar Roofs* in the federal budget.

"In last night's federal budget Prime Minister Tony Abbott broke his 
promise for a $100 million per year One Million Roofs Solar Program," said 
Greg Barber MLC

"Premier Denis Napthine has no plan for solar and will fail to reach his 
party's state target of 5% solar in Victoria by 2020.

"The Liberal Party is taking Australia back to the coal age, but the 
Greens have a plan to bring us into the solar century.

"More than 212,000 households in Victoria already have solar PV panels to 
cut their electricity bills.

"The Greens will fix the Liberals' broken solar promises.

"Our Victorian Solar Bank will be a profit making, state owned investment 
bank, which will invest in solar and renewables in Victoria.

"Victorian Solar Bank is based on the profitable federal Clean Energy 
Finance Corporation, a world-leading, profitable green bank which PM Tony 
Abbott can?t bring himself to support.

"Hundreds of thousands of Victorians are missing out on cheaper 
electricity that would have come from the solar promises made by the 
Liberal Party.

"The Liberal Nationals coalition went to the Victorian election in 2010 
with a promise to 'Promote the development of solar generation with the 
aim of securing 5 per cent of Victoria's energy generation from solar 
power by 2020.' "*  said Mr Barber.

* http://metrosolar.com.au/news/trifecta-broken-promises-solar-industry
** 
http://vicmps.greens.org.au/sites/greens.org.au/files/2010-The-Victorian-Liberal-Nationals-Coalition-Plan-for-Energy-and-Resources.pdf 


For comment: Greg Barber - 0417 445 845

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Liz Ingham
Office of Greg Barber MLC
Northern Metropolitan Region
Victorian Greens Leader

P: 9348 2622
M: 0409 333 595
E: elizabeth.ingham at parliament.vic.gov.au
W: http://mps.vic.greens.org.au


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