ATA and MEFL welcome the opportunity to provide comment on the Exposure Draft
Legislation for the Renewable Energy Target (RET) Scheme. We welcome the expansion of
the Renewable Energy Target to 20% by 2020 and urge the Department and Government to
consider the concerns expressed in this submission to ensure this target is met.

ATA and MEFL are highly concerned by the new Solar Credits Scheme and in particular, the
‘Solar Multiplier’. This new aspect of the RET Scheme was not highlighted as a proposal in the
Design Options for the Expanded National Renewable Energy Target Scheme, which ATA
responded to in July 2008. Failure to flag this as a possibility in the Options Paper has not
allowed an opportunity for input into this aspect of the scheme.

ATA and MEFL strongly believe that the Solar Multiplier is a design flaw in the draft RET
legislation and will have a negative outcome with respect to the uptake of solar PV in Australia
and the Renewable Energy Target overall.

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