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I don't get it.

The government are going to launch a 'clean energy cashback' scheme in April 2010 which will pay people for every unit of energy the produce, whether they then use what they generate or not.

This means that all sorts of buildlings could have solar installed, generate a good income (guarenteed for 25 years by the government), reduce their CO2 emissions, and provide loads of clean energy! AND the money you get from the Gov would more than cover the cost of installing the solar. It sounds brilliant!

So why aren't they shouting about it? Loads of people are trying to spread the word, see www.wesupportsolar.net as an example, but the Government is keeping very quiet.

Not wanting to upset the traditional power suppliers??

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Created by dannyporter on 1 October, 2009

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Totally
agree with your thoughts on the 'clean energy cashback'. We need to get
people talking about this now so that they can be ready to go in April!
The more money we can force the Govt to spend on encouraging solar the
better!

We Support Solar
already has loads of support from MPs, Greenpeace, Friends of the
Earth, the RSPB, and the WWF along with loads of construction companies
saying that we need more solar (they are interested in the job creation
that a UK solar industry will bring). I think everyone should get involved.

At
the moment We support solar are asking people to write to their MP's to
put more pressure on the people deciding on the rate that will be paid
for each unit of solar electricity. Sounds like a sensible idea and
it's quick to do.

Hope you agree!

Created by thomasheiser on 1 October, 2009

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    Cheers Thomas, nice suggestion and already sent my email!

    Now if only I owned my roof I could actually start thinking about getting solar for myself. Looks like a nice little earner.

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    Some are warning of a return to the 'dark ages' in the UK following a report on energy supplies by the energy regulator Ofgem.  Whatever the result of the 'generation gap' - the projected shortfall in supply as a result of power stations closing without suitable replacements being up and running - consumers are likely to experience hefty gas and electricity price hikes.  As a result, solar thermal power will come to seem more and more cost-effective.  An efficient solar thermal system such as the LaZer2, designed by the UK's leading solar thermal designer and manufacturer SolarUK, will provide virtually all a family's domestic hot water requirements during the warmer months.
     

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    Hi Jasper



    Thanks for the comments. Solar Thermal definitely has a role to play and the Government are in fact planning a similar financial incentive scheme to come into
    place in 2011 for heat technologies.



    For now though they are concentrating on technologies that provide green
    electricity, as producing electricity via conventional means generates about
    three times the amount of CO2 than conventional production of gas.



    So please; EVERYONE SIGN-UP to wesupportsolar.net to ensure that solar is taken
    up by the UK
    as it should be.

    For a short video on what life could be like, have a look at
    this video from Germany,
    made by the world future council.

    http://onlinepact.org/fit.html

    Cheers

    Thomas

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