number of key marginal seats This discounts the possibility that a large percentage of people in these suburbs could hold the view that they are very pleased that they have managed to get their solar panels installed at a cheap price, have locked in a favourable feed in tariff, and would now like to see all subsidies and feed in tariff support withdrawn. F? -- ?- you jack, I'm allright. From a purely selfish perspective, as our free - market capitalist economy promotes, this is the logical stance to take. Not everyone who has a rooftop solar system is going to vote for those who propose to support others to also get a rooftop solar system. It is quite possible that those who already have such a system will actually vote against the party who will provide the most support for new solar PV installations. Is this article really recommending that federal members place the interests of the other 77-98% of their electorate behind those of the 2-23% who have been lucky enough to be able to get on board the solar bus? No. It's suggesting that federal MP's ought to consider the impact of the high levels of Solar PV penetration are likely to have on the attitudes of the electorate to renewable energy policy. Unfortunately, both the author, and you, have misinterpreted the facts rather badly. Renewable Energy Credits and Feed - in Tariff guarantees have been rolled out in such a manner, and have been wound back