The federal government’s proposed Solar Credits scheme, for roof-top solar, is equivalent to giving homeowners bogus money and will reduce the amount of renewable energy generated in Australia, says the Alternative Technology Association (ATA).

“Homeowners are taking money from their own pockets to install solar and in return for their efforts the government is giving them phantom Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) that do not equate to real clean energy production,” says Damien Moyse, ATA’s Energy Advocate.