The sun is setting on solar, but there’s still time to scoop the feed-in tariffs
by Miles Brignall from Environment | The Guardian on (#TJ2S)
Householders are rushing to take advantage of generous Fits before they are cut in January - and you can too
Around 655,000 homes - less than 3% of the UK's housing stock - have solar panels, but if government plans to slash the industry subsidy go ahead, further installations could be halted, campaigners are warning.
The solar industry, backed by at least 35 MPs, is proposing an alternative plan to encourage further installations while adding just 1 to the average electricity bill. But amid fears their plea will fall on deaf ears, householders are rushing to take advantage of feed-in tariffs (Fits) while they last.
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