A hidden “sun tax” hitting Australians who have switched to solar power has been branded “madness” and a “rip-off” by energy activists, who accuse energy companies of trying to “extract money” from people who use sunlight to generate energy.
In some Australian states, electricity providers have secretly introduced a tariff, popularly known as the sun or solar tax, as more and more households have switched to renewable energy sources in the hope of lower electricity bills.