Friday, September 21, 2012

Sharp drop in number of UK homes installing solar panels

Guardian: The number of UK homes installing solar panels has fallen dramatically since the start of August, following a cut in subsidy rates by the government. Figures published on Friday show a huge rush by householders aiming to install panels before a 1 August government deadline, followed by a huge drop. There was nearly three-quarters less capacity installed in the past six weeks than the equivalent weeks in 2011 for the feed-in tariff scheme, which pays householders for generating green energy. The...

URL: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/sep/21/drop-uk-homes-solar-panels
Enclosure: http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Environment/Pix/columnists/2012/3/5/1330946532027/A-worker-fits-solar-panel-007.jpg

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