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> Solar Panels. In the UK, the government pays you per kWh generated. Needs an upfront investment (...) It also required upfront confidence in the sustainabili
by Confiks 11y ago
> Solar Panels. In the UK, the government pays you per kWh generated. Needs an upfront investment (...)
It also required upfront confidence in the sustainability of the government subsidy. In The Netherlands a lot of now-solar panel owners decided to invest because of subsidies, but last year the government decided to stop the subsidy for 2016. Especially with the low energy prices, that makes it a net loss for a lot of people.
- navbaker 11y agoNevada just did the same thing.
- jsingleton 11y agoThe UK Conservative government has also just cut solar feed-in tariffs. The new scheme starts on Monday. http://keepfits.org/news/so-we-have-our-response http://keepfits.org/news/so-we-have-our-response https://www.gov.uk/feed-in-tariffs https://www.gov.uk/feed-in-tariffs