Urgent action: save NSW solar

On Tuesday the NSW Government will hold a crucial party-room vote on whether to abandon the solar feed-in-tariff.

Barry O'Farrell's election campaign was based on a 'contract with NSW'. But now he proposes to tear up government contracts with 120,000 households and businesses who invested in solar panels, and even reneg on payments retrospectively.

This proposal threatens the future of the NSW solar industry and the jobs of 5,400 people who work in it, and would leave families and businesses thousands of dollars out of pocket.

But after hearing the backlash from constituents, members of the Liberal party room are fighting back. Let's strengthen their arms.

Can you call, fax or email a Liberal member of the Legislative Council before Tuesday's crucial vote?. There are 12 Liberal members of the NSW Legislative Council (the upper house) and we've divided them up between GetUp members: can you contact John Ajaka MLC?

Name: John Ajaka
Phone: 02 9230 2203
Fax: 02 9230 2212
Email: john.ajaka@parliament.nsw.gov.au



Catherine Cusack MLC?

Name: Catherine Cusack
Phone: 02 9230 2915
Fax: 02 9230 2385
Email: catherine.cusack@parliament.nsw.gov.au
Some talking points for your call, fax or email:
Please don't copy these directly into an email: it's so much more powerful if you take a quick moment to write a personal message

Please don't support changes to the solar feed-in tariff in New South Wales.

120,000 homes and businesses have installed solar panels, they've now been told payments for the energy they put back into the grid will be cut.

These people will be thousands of dollars out of pocket if the legislation is passed.

It is unfair to make legislation retrospective - and unprecedented.

The Government should honour the contracts they have signed with these families and businesses.

5,400 clean energy jobs in the solar industry could be lost because of this legislation.

We need more solar and less dirty energy in Australia or we'll fall behind other developed economies already making the shift to renewable energy sources.

Shutting down the solar feed-in tariff program entirely will undermine NSW's clean energy sector and our shift to a clean energy economy.

With hope,
the GetUp team.

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