Ovens Valley MP Tim McCurdy has filed a Freedom of Information request hoping to get to the bottom of the Victorian government solar rebate scheme.
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He said installation businesses in the North East are without customers after the rebates were capped.
"We all want the community to save on their electricity bills but this scheme, in its current form, is hurting the industry," he said.
"I have asked for details of the solar panel rebate allocation and what process was used to allocate the rebates."
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Mr McCurdy said one local business has gone from two to three installs a week to zero after the close of the initial rebate in April.
Another had submitted 27 quotes into the system but only received three rebates in July after customers "failed" the "overzealous" customer approval process.
"After all the rebates were allocated on July 3, interested customers planning to install solar panels have shelved the work until rebate applications open again on August 1," he said.
"Owners continue to be faced with stress of working out how to meet customer expectations, as well as paying suppliers, employees and subcontractors".
"We all want the community to save on their electricity bills but this scheme, in its current form, is hurting the industry."
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