Here's a curly question for you all.....
I'm looking at installing a 2.1kW grid tied solar system on my PPOR.
This system is going to generate around $1700/year worth of solar credits, which will pay off my system in around 2 years (im buying the gear cheap through work).
This is all fine and dandy.... but we will eventually be moving out in 4-5 years and turning our current PPOR into an IP.
.... so what would I be able to do about that solar feed-in credit once I move out of my home and rent the property out? I called Energy Australia, and they advised that the account holder for the property would receive the solar feed-in credits - which would be the tennant if the property is rented.
That sucks!! I dont want to give away my $1700/year worth of solar credits!!
Apparently there is no mechanism to send the bill to the tennant and the credit for the solar feed-in power to the landlord.
So.... Would i be able to remain as the "account holder" for the property, and then charge the tennant "power usage"? (kinda like how water bills are done in NSW).
Normally with the power bill for a house with a solar system has two parts:
- the bill for the power you have consumed
- and a credit for the solar power you fed back into the grid
... so could i just charge the tennant for the power consumed, and keep the credit??
Is it possible to stipulate something like this in the tennancy agreement?
I'm looking at installing a 2.1kW grid tied solar system on my PPOR.
This system is going to generate around $1700/year worth of solar credits, which will pay off my system in around 2 years (im buying the gear cheap through work).
This is all fine and dandy.... but we will eventually be moving out in 4-5 years and turning our current PPOR into an IP.
.... so what would I be able to do about that solar feed-in credit once I move out of my home and rent the property out? I called Energy Australia, and they advised that the account holder for the property would receive the solar feed-in credits - which would be the tennant if the property is rented.
That sucks!! I dont want to give away my $1700/year worth of solar credits!!
Apparently there is no mechanism to send the bill to the tennant and the credit for the solar feed-in power to the landlord.
So.... Would i be able to remain as the "account holder" for the property, and then charge the tennant "power usage"? (kinda like how water bills are done in NSW).
Normally with the power bill for a house with a solar system has two parts:
- the bill for the power you have consumed
- and a credit for the solar power you fed back into the grid
... so could i just charge the tennant for the power consumed, and keep the credit??
Is it possible to stipulate something like this in the tennancy agreement?