Australia needs nationally consistent price guarantees for renewable energy (feed-in tariffs), as the most effective & efficient way to build a people-powered, zero emissions energy network & help drive a ‘green economic recovery'.

This fundamentally important issue has resulted in all levels of Greens across Australia coming together to call for a federal plan for renewable energy.

One of the best things governments can do is to guarantee a fair price for all renewable energy generated by anyone, giving householders, farmers and businesses the certainty they and their banks need to invest in solar panels, wind turbines or any other renewable energy technology.

Following Germany's lead, many countries and states around the world have introduced feed-in tariffs and seen their renewable energy supply boom, creating jobs and investment and reducing greenhouse emissions. Recent studies from the International Energy Agency and Ernst & Young have shown that feed-in tariffs are more effective and cheaper than quota systems such as Australia's Mandatory Renewable Energy Target. The UK is already taking this recent advice.

Several Australian States and Territories have proposed or active feed-in tariffs, but all are different and most are deeply flawed. The biggest problems are in limiting payments to solar power, to small scale generation, and to ‘net' generation, instead of all power generated.

The Greens are calling for uniform gross-metered feed-in tariffs, supplementing the MRET, to ensure that people get fair pay for all renewable energy generated from any source of any size.

• Read more about the Greens Feed-in Tariff Bill here.
• Watch the video of the Greens MPs here and here.

The call for a national feed-in tarriff has been backed by all levels of Greens across Australia, represented by Christine Milne (Federal), Greg Barber MLC (VIC), John Kaye MLC (NSW), Ronan Lee MP (QLD), Paul Llewellyn MLC (WA), Nick McKim MP (TAS), Mark Parnell MLC (SA) and Shane Rattenbury MLA (ACT), all of whom have worked for effective feed-in policies.