Australia Feed In Tariff - Feed-in Tariffs

Australia	No National Feed in Tariff - Various State feed in Tariff Schemes
State	Max Size	Rate Paid	Duration	Model
VIC	5 kWp	$0.60AU	15 Years	Net
ACT	<10 kWp - premium rate >10 kWp - 80% of premium >30 kWp - to be determined	$0.5005AU up to 10kWp $0.4004AU up to 30kWp	20 Years	Gross
SA	10 kWp	$0.44AU	20 Years	Net
TAS	<10 kWp - premium rate >10 kWp - 80% of premium >30 kWp - to be determined	$0.20AU	To be determined	Net
NT	To be determined	$0.4575 - capped at $5.00 per day, then reverts to $0.2311AU /kWh	To be determined	Net
WA	To be determined	$0.60AU /kWh on capital cost	2-9 Years	Net
QLD	10 kWp	$0.44AU /kWh	20 Years	Net
NSW	10 kWp	$0.60AU /kWh	20 Years	Net

The Australians, while living in one of the best places in the world for solar energy, have yet to look up and see that giant burning ball that travels through the sky every day which makes everything bright and warm. Gee, I wonder how someone could use that big ball of energy to maybe produce something like electricity…
It is baffling that the Australian government hasn’t yet introduced a national standard feed in tariff. What is more baffling is that the Australian government has chosen to ignore that big yellow ball in the sky in favour of burning dirty energy sources which that big ball of energy created millions of years ago. Individual states have however stepped up and enacted various feed in tariff legislations to rival the complexity and labyrinth-like insanity of the American market. Different provinces/states have different rules because the collective governments can’t make decisions which have the potential to uniformly benefit their country.
At first glance, the introduction of feed in tariffs to Australia seems like a boon, but after doing the math, the majority of those programs do little to attract real investment. Low caps on system size, inconsistent durations, and confusing payment terms make it more enjoyable to close your eyes, put your fingers in your ears, and imagine that you didn’t just hear or read what the realities of those tariff conditions really are. A few states are profitable for investors, and it wouldn't be fair to say that the entire system is terrible, but if you want to be taken seriously, the people you hang out with shouldn't be wearing their underwear on their heads. Why Australia cannot manage to develop a market that is sure to be lucrative for them escapes logic.