Age: A DOWNTURN in the solar energy market is already clear just two months after the Rudd Government changed the rules over rebates, according to the Electrical Trades Union (ETU). The claims that job opportunities were being “killed off” by the rebate changes were presented to a Federal Parliamentary committee hearing in Melbourne yesterday. Eligibility rules for the $8000 solar panel rebate were tightened in this year’s federal budget, meaning that people earning more …