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Huge amounts of young people take advantage of the first home owners grant when buying or building their first home. What about a change to the first home owners grant to include grid fed energy solutions aswell as a cash payment. If this was introduced, as each new wave of first home owners buy into the real estate market, the phase in of grid fed power solutions will increase dramatically. This will not only save people money but also decrease the base energy load needed by almost every community in Australia. This solution also means that although many people do not have the spare money to spend on these options, it is an accessible option by providing it through the first home owners grant.
The change would need to include environmental first home owner options instead of simply one payment of $7000. Something similar to these options:
Option 1:
$2000 plus 3 grid fed solar panels (installed and connected to the grid)
Option 2:
6 grid fed solar panels (installed and connected to the grid)
This would mean an incredible increase in renewable solutions at an individual home level which will be accessible to all people in Australia.
For the government this would provide lower base level power needed to almost all Australian communities, which means the government can put all resources into the implementation of real and practical clean power solutions to cater for Australia’s needs.
Grid fed power using wind or solar is a massive step into the future however the cost of this technology is still relatively high, which means the majority of people, weather environmentally aware or not, can simply not afford these solutions and do not have the extra money in order to embrace these options.
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