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Solar for all - Darebin Council’s Solar Saver program has helped almost 1,200 low-income and vulnerable homeowners in the area get A$4.8 million worth of home energy upgrades Council pays the upfront cost of installing solar reverse cycle a/c and hot water heat pumps. Factoring in state government rebates, costs were added to the homeowner’s property taxes as a “special rates charge” The homeowner could then repay this money over ten years–interest-free https://theconversation.com/how-one-local-council-helped-1-200-low-income-residents-finance-solar-and-home-energy-upgrades-278078 #energy #solar