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‘Madness to Charge People for Sunlight’: Sneaky Sun Tax Slugged on Solar Households Slammed as ‘Rip-Off’ Amid Cost of Living Crisis

The Australian
The newly introduced "Sun tax" penalises Australian solar households for exporting excess energy back to the grid during peak times, drawing sharp criticism from energy advocates who call it unfair and a "rip-off" amid rising living costs.
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