The government response to the consultation on the Review of the Feed-in Tariffs Scheme for solar PV systems was published today. There was some positive news for consumers and the solar industry with a plan to pay a generation Feed In Tariff of 4.39p per kWh for new solar panel installations under 10kW compared with the original proposal of 1.63p. The new rates will take … [Read more...]
Solar PV Panel Installation Example: 2.5kWp
To help you work out how much electricity your solar PV panel installation can generate each month here's an example of a 2.5kW solar system. The 2.5 kWp solar panels, made up of ten 250W panels on the left side of the roof, are mounted on a modern 3 bedroomed house. The installation cost was around £4,500. Normally for a retrofit to an existing house in the UK you would … [Read more...]
Government Scraps Green Deal
Amber Rudd, the newly appointed Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change, announced on 23 July 2015 the end of the Green Deal project covering household energy efficiency improvements in England and Wales. There will be no further funding to the Green Deal Finance Company and there will be no future funding releases of the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund. This … [Read more...]
Green Deal Home Improvement Fund -Phase 2 – Launched December 2014
On 10 December 2014 the government announced further funding under the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund, with an additional £100 million to be released for household energy efficiency improvements in England and Wales over the next 9 months. £30 million was released for the December 2014 - February 2015 period of which £24 million was for solid wall insulation and £6 million … [Read more...]
Save Money By Studying Your Energy Bill
Have you studied your energy bill recently? Well yes I know that you have glanced at it to pay it or to check the direct debit amount but who in their right mind reads 3 or 4 pages of numbers and standard text. Now is the time to take action Since 31st March 2014 there have been some changes to energy bills which should encourage you to examine them in a little more … [Read more...]