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  <name>House of Assembly</name>
  <date date="2021-10-12" />
  <sessionName>Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2)</sessionName>
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  <dateModified time="2022-08-06T14:30:00+00:00" />
  <proceeding continued="true">
    <name>Answers to Questions</name>
    <subject>
      <name>Virtual Power Plant</name>
      <text id="20211012f82238ebe5904e26a0002863">
        <inserted>
          <heading>Virtual Power Plant</heading>
        </inserted>
      </text>
      <talker role="member" id="4978" kind="question">
        <name>Ms COOK</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Hurtle Vale</electorate>
        <questions>
          <question date="2021-08-25" qonNum="721">
            <name>Virtual Power Plant</name>
          </question>
        </questions>
        <text id="20211012f82238ebe5904e26a0002864">
          <inserted>721 <by role="member" id="4978">Ms COOK (Hurtle Vale)</by> (25 August 2021).  With regard to the Virtual Power Plant:</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20211012f82238ebe5904e26a0002865">
          <inserted>(a)&amp;#x9;Is the government still committed to installing an additional 3,000 solar and battery systems for SAHA tenants as part of this program?</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20211012f82238ebe5904e26a0002866">
          <inserted>(b)&amp;#x9;Is the government still committed to having 3,000 systems installed on SAHA properties with SAHA tenants during the current phase of the program?</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20211012f82238ebe5904e26a0002867">
          <inserted>(c)&amp;#x9;What is the process for the government determining whether a property is eligible to join the program?</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20211012f82238ebe5904e26a0002868">
          <inserted>(d)&amp;#x9;What happens once a property has been marked as eligible to join the program?</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20211012f82238ebe5904e26a0002869">
          <inserted>(e)&amp;#x9;How many properties has the government deemed are eligible for the program?</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20211012f82238ebe5904e26a0002870">
          <inserted>(f)&amp;#x9;The government have provided about 20 per cent of SAHA properties to the program. What happens to the other tenants who want to join the program but the government says they aren't eligible?</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20211012f82238ebe5904e26a0002871">
          <inserted>(g)&amp;#x9;Were any of the Hove properties where tenants were evicted originally eligible for the program?</inserted>
        </text>
      </talker>
      <talker role="member" id="1804" kind="answer">
        <name>The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN</name>
        <house>House of Assembly</house>
        <electorate id="">Bragg</electorate>
        <portfolios>
          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Deputy Premier</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Attorney-General</name>
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          <portfolio id="">
            <name>Minister for Planning and Local Government</name>
          </portfolio>
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        <questions>
          <question date="2021-08-25" qonNum="721">
            <name>Virtual Power Plant</name>
          </question>
        </questions>
        <page num="7968" />
        <text id="20211012f82238ebe5904e26a0002872">
          <inserted>
            <by role="member" id="1804">The Hon. V.A. CHAPMAN (Bragg—Deputy Premier, Attorney-General, Minister for Planning and Local Government):</by>  The Minister for Human Services has provided the following advice:</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20211012f82238ebe5904e26a0002873">
          <inserted>The Marshall Liberal government is assisting South Australians to reduce their living costs, including energy bills.</inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20211012f82238ebe5904e26a0002874">
          <inserted>Under phases 1 and 2 of the SA Virtual Power Plant project (SA VPP), 1,100 home energy systems have been installed on SA Housing Trust properties. Under phase 3 of the SA VPP, which is currently underway, a further 3,000 systems are proposed to be installed. </inserted>
        </text>
        <text id="20211012f82238ebe5904e26a0002875">
          <inserted>Further information about the SA VPP is publicly available at the Department for Energy and Mining's website.</inserted>
        </text>
      </talker>
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