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Solar industry facing devastating 800% tax increase
- Pica_soO 10y agoIts a quite familiar pattern by now: A group lobbys to the state, the state hits on the competitor group or drafts laws, that "create" Buisness, by punishing old, but working, infrastructure/products. If there ever was a mafia. I kind of respect the early bill gates, for trying not to get involved in this "buisness".
- yellow_viper 10y agoThis is obviously terrible news, but Britain isn't really known for its sun. Most of our renewable energy comes from wind. http://www.gridwatch.templar.co.uk/ http://www.gridwatch.templar.co.uk/ (it's not very windy today. This usually sits at 10-15%)
- undersuit 10y agoI don't see how bringing up the lackluster amount of solar energy Britain receives is supposed to relieve the effects of a tax increase.
- yellow_viper 10y agoJust stating that it'd be a much problem if this was wind. Most days in Britain are overcast anyway. Rains 200-250 days a year where I am
- eagletusk 10y agoNeither is Germany which currently has more installed solar capacity than USA and China.
- yellow_viper 10y agoGermany, and all of continental Europe receive significantly more sun than the UK.