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The Small-scale
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STCs themselves or via agents, while electricity retailers are obligated to annually surrender STCs as per the small-scale technology percentage. This scheme, promoting renewable energy use, is set to run until 2030.
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adoption. This initiative, replacing the Solar Homes and
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